Uvs nuur

93566 WDPA ID
4501.32 km² Reported Area

Type Terrestrial and Inland Waters Protected Areas

Location Mongolia

Attributes

  • Original Name Увс нуур
  • English Designation Strictly Protected Area
  • IUCN Management Category Ib
  • Status Designated
  • Type of Designation National
  • Status Year 1993
  • Sublocation MN-046
  • Governance Type Government-delegated management
  • Management Authority Ministry of Environment and Tourism
  • Management Plan The management plan (2020-2024) approved and is implementing.
  • International Criteria Not Applicable

Management Effectiveness Evaluations

  • METT 2005, 2012
  • RAPPAM 2005

Affiliations

No information available

Sources (1)

  1. Protected Areas of Mongolia Updated: 2020 Ministry of Environment and Tourism of Mongolia

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Mongol Daguur

Lakes in the Khurkh-Khuiten river valley

Lake Uvs and its surrounding wetlands

citation

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