Delta del Orinoco

555547566 WDPA ID
11250.0 km² Reported Area

Type Terrestrial and Inland Waters Protected Areas

Location Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Attributes

  • Original Name Delta del Orinoco
  • English Designation UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve
  • IUCN Management Category Not Applicable
  • Status Designated
  • Type of Designation International
  • Status Year 2009
  • Sublocation
  • Governance Type Federal or national ministry or agency
  • Management Authority Ministerio del Poder Popular para el Ecosocialismo (MINEC)
  • Management Plan No
  • International Criteria Not Applicable

Management Effectiveness Evaluations

No information available

Affiliations

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Sources (1)

  1. Protected areas of Venezuela Updated: 2020 Ministerio del Poder Popular para el Ecosocialismo (MINEC); Instituto Nacional de Parques (INPARQUES), Venezuela

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Playa Norte

Cuenca de los Ríos Escalante y Orope (Zona Sur del Lago de Maracaibo, Artìculo 3, Numeral 2)

citation

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