Shimba Hills

759 WDPA ID
192.51 km² Reported Area

Type Terrestrial and Inland Waters Protected Areas

Location Kenya

Attributes

  • Original Name Shimba Hills
  • English Designation National Reserve
  • IUCN Management Category II
  • Status Designated
  • Type of Designation National
  • Status Year 1968
  • Sublocation
  • Governance Type Federal or national ministry or agency
  • Management Authority Kenya Wildlife Service
  • Management Plan Not Reported
  • International Criteria Not Applicable

Management Effectiveness Evaluations

  • METT 2004, 2006, 2013, 2014, 2007

Affiliations

No information available

Sources (1)

  1. Protected areas of Kenya Updated: 2022 Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) - faciliated by the Regional Centre For Mapping Of Resources For Development (RCMRD)

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citation

UNEP-WCMC (2024). Protected Area Profile for Shimba Hills from the World Database on Protected Areas, December 2024. Available at: www.protectedplanet.net