Katavi National Park and Rukwa Game Reserve

MIKE Site Information

Country: United Republic of Tanzania

Region: East Africa

Site Name: Katavi National Park and Rukwa Game Reserve

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Katavi National Park

The geographical designations employed in this document do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the CITES Secretariat (or the United Nations Environment Programme) concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.

Katavi National Park
in
United Republic of Tanzania
WPDA ID
921
Reported Area
4207 km²
Management Effectiveness Evaluations
Birdlife IBA
2005
Attributes
Original Name
Katavi National Park
English Designation
National Park
IUCN Management Category
II
Status
Designated
Type of Designation
National
Status Year
1974
Governance Type
Governance by Government
Management Authority
Tanzania National Parks (TANAPA)
Management Plan
Not Reported

Rukwa Game Reserve

The geographical designations employed in this document do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the CITES Secretariat (or the United Nations Environment Programme) concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.

Rukwa
in
United Republic of Tanzania
WPDA ID
301552
Reported Area
3234.99 km²
Management Effectiveness Evaluations
Attributes
Original Name
Rukwa
English Designation
Forest Reserve
IUCN Management Category
Not Reported
Status
Designated
Type of Designation
National
Status Year
1961
Governance Type
Governance by Government
Management Authority
Tanzania Forest Services (TFS) Agency
Management Plan
Not Reported

DONORS

An initiative of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States funded by the European Union

The MIKE Programme is entirely dependent on donor support. The European Union has been the most important donor for the MIKE Programme and has funded implementation in Africa since its inception in 2001. We are grateful to a wide range of other donors that have also helped support the programme’s implementation.

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