Black River Lower Morass

145816 WDPA ID
204.82 km² Reported Area

Type Terrestrial and Inland Waters Protected Areas

Location Jamaica

Attributes

  • Original Name Black River Lower Morass
  • English Designation Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance
  • IUCN Management Category Not Reported
  • Status Designated
  • Type of Designation International
  • Status Year 1997
  • Sublocation JM-10
  • Governance Type Federal or national ministry or agency
  • Management Authority National Environment and Planning Agency
  • Management Plan Draft management plan being revised
  • International Criteria (i)(ii)(iii)

Management Effectiveness Evaluations

  • METT 2009
  • RAPPAM 2006

Affiliations

No information available

Sources (1)

  1. Protected Areas of Jamaica Updated: 2022 National Environment and Planning Agency, Jamaica

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Great Morass, Negril, Westmoreland and Hanover Game Sanctuary

Stanmore Hill Game Reserve

Reigate Game Reserve

citation

UNEP-WCMC (2024). Protected Area Profile for Black River Lower Morass from the World Database on Protected Areas, April 2024. Available at: www.protectedplanet.net