Swallow Caye

313431 WDPA ID
36.3 km² Reported Area

Type Marine Protected Areas

Location Belize

Attributes

  • Original Name Swallow Caye
  • English Designation Wildlife Sanctuary
  • IUCN Management Category IV
  • Status Designated
  • Type of Designation National
  • Status Year 2002
  • Sublocation BZ-BZ
  • Governance Type Local communities
  • Management Authority Forest Department/Friends of Swallow Caye
  • Management Plan Not Reported
  • International Criteria Not Applicable

Management Effectiveness Evaluations

  • Belize MEE 2006, 2009

Affiliations

No information available

Sources (1)

  1. Protected Areas of Belize Updated: 2020 National Biodiversity Office

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citation

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