Niokolo Koba

865 WDPA ID
9130.0 km² Reported Area

Type Terrestrial and Inland Waters Protected Areas

Location Senegal

Attributes

  • Original Name Parc National du Niokolo Koba
  • English Designation National Park
  • IUCN Management Category II
  • Status Designated
  • Type of Designation National
  • Status Year 1954
  • Sublocation SN-TC
  • Governance Type Federal or national ministry or agency
  • Management Authority Direction des Parcs Nationaux
  • Management Plan Plan de Gestion du Parc National du Niokolo Koba 2019-2023 Ministere de l'environnement et du developpement durable
  • International Criteria Not Applicable

Management Effectiveness Evaluations

  • IMET 2016
  • RAPPAM 2009
  • Enhancing Our Heritage 2009
  • Birdlife IBA 2001

Affiliations

Sources (1)

  1. Parcs Réservés et Aires Marines Protégées du Sénégal Updated: 2021 Ministère de l'Environnement et du Développement Durable

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citation

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