Virunga

166889 WDPA ID
7768.93 km² Reported Area

Type Terrestrial and Inland Waters Protected Areas

Location Democratic Republic of Congo

Attributes

  • Original Name Virunga
  • English Designation National Park
  • IUCN Management Category II
  • Status Designated
  • Type of Designation National
  • Status Year 1925
  • Sublocation
  • Governance Type Not Reported
  • Management Authority Not Reported
  • Management Plan Not Reported
  • International Criteria Not Applicable

Management Effectiveness Evaluations

  • METT 2007, 2008, Not Reported
  • RAPPAM 2010
  • Birdlife IBA 2001

Affiliations

No information available

Sources (1)

  1. Protected areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo Updated: 2020 ICCN via Central African Forests Commission (COMIFAC)

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citation

UNEP-WCMC (2023). Protected Area Profile for Virunga from the World Database on Protected Areas, March 2023. Available at: www.protectedplanet.net