Aldabra Atoll

5004 WDPA ID
157.72 km² Reported Area

Type Marine Protected Areas

Location Seychelles

Read an assessment of this site by visiting the IUCN World Heritage Outlook Link

Attributes

  • Original Name Aldabra Atoll
  • English Designation World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)
  • IUCN Management Category Not Applicable
  • Status Inscribed
  • Type of Designation International
  • Status Year 2010
  • Sublocation
  • Governance Type Federal or national ministry or agency
  • Management Authority Seychelles Island Foundation
  • Management Plan Not Reported
  • International Criteria (i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(v)(vi)(vii)(viii)(ix)

Management Effectiveness Evaluations

  • Birdlife IBA 2001
  • Enhancing Our Heritage 2002, 2007
  • WH Outlook Report 2014

Affiliations

No information available

Sources (1)

  1. UNESCO World Heritage Sites Updated: 2021 IUCN World Heritage Programme

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citation

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