Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino

68918 WDPA ID
3709.5 km² Reported Area

Type Terrestrial and Inland Waters Protected Areas

Location Mexico

Attributes

  • Original Name Santuario de ballenas de El Vizcaino
  • English Designation World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)
  • IUCN Management Category Not Applicable
  • Status Inscribed
  • Type of Designation International
  • Status Year 1993
  • Sublocation MX-BCS
  • Governance Type Federal or national ministry or agency
  • Management Authority Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources through the National Commission of Natural Protected Areas
  • Management Plan Not Reported
  • International Criteria (x)

Management Effectiveness Evaluations

  • Ecological Evaluation Score Cards 2008, 2012
  • How is your MPA doing? 2016

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 Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino from the World Database on Protected Areas, March 2024. Available at: www.protectedplanet.net