Cañón de Somoto

107231 WDPA ID
1.63 km² Reported Area

Type Terrestrial and Inland Waters Protected Areas

Location Nicaragua

Attributes

  • Original Name Cañón de Somoto
  • English Designation National Monument
  • IUCN Management Category III
  • Status Designated
  • Type of Designation National
  • Status Year 2006
  • Sublocation NI-MD
  • Governance Type Collaborative governance
  • Management Authority MARENA, Alcaldía de Somoto, San Lucas, INTUR, Cooperativas,
  • Management Plan Not Reported
  • International Criteria Not Applicable

Management Effectiveness Evaluations

  • METT 2012, 2013

Affiliations

No information available

Sources (1)

  1. Sistema Nacional de Areas Protegidas (SINAP) de Nicaragua, Reservas de Biosferas y Sitios RAMSAR Updated: 2020 Ministerio del Ambiente y los Recursos Naturales (MARENA), Nicaragua, Dirección General de Patrimonio Natural y Biodiversidad (DGPNyB)

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citation

UNEP-WCMC (2024). Protected Area Profile for Cañón de Somoto from the World Database on Protected Areas, April 2024. Available at: www.protectedplanet.net