Sian Ka'an

1850 WDPA ID
5281.48 km² Reported Area

Type Marine Protected Areas

Location Mexico

Attributes

  • Original Name Sian Ka'an
  • English Designation Biosphere Reserve
  • IUCN Management Category Ia
  • Status Designated
  • Type of Designation National
  • Status Year 2000
  • Sublocation MX-ROO
  • Governance Type Federal or national ministry or agency
  • Management Authority National Commission of Natural Protected Areas
  • Management Plan View Management Plan
  • International Criteria Not Applicable

Management Effectiveness Evaluations

  • RAPPAM 2005
  • How is your MPA doing? 2016
  • i-efectiveness 2018, 2022

Affiliations

No information available

Sources (1)

  1. Base de Datos Geográfica de Áreas Naturales Protegidas Federales, Sitios Ramsar, UNESCO-MAB, Patrimonio Mundial de México Updated: 2022 Comisión Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas (CONANP)

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citation

UNEP-WCMC (2024). Protected Area Profile for Sian Ka'an from the World Database on Protected Areas, April 2024. Available at: www.protectedplanet.net