Lake Tchad

900599 WDPA ID
3385.5 km² Reported Area

Type Terrestrial and Inland Waters Protected Areas

Location Niger

Attributes

  • Original Name Zone Humide du Lac Tchad
  • English Designation Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance
  • IUCN Management Category Not Reported
  • Status Designated
  • Type of Designation International
  • Status Year 2001
  • Sublocation NE-2
  • Governance Type Federal or national ministry or agency
  • Management Authority Direction de la Faune, de la Chasse et des Parcs et Réserves (DFC/PR)
  • Management Plan Management plan is not implemented and not available
  • International Criteria (i)(iii)(iv)(v)(vi)(viii)

Management Effectiveness Evaluations

  • METT 2013

Affiliations

No information available

Sources (1)

  1. Ramsar Wetlands of International Importance Updated: 2023 Ramsar Secretariat, on behalf of Ramsar Contracting Parties

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citation

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