Mount Elgon National Park
MIKE Site Information
Country: Uganda
Region: East Africa
Site Name: Mount Elgon National Park
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Mount Elgon
in
Uganda
WPDA ID
28175
Reported Area
1110 km²
Management Effectiveness Evaluations
Birdlife IBA
2001
IMET
2016
IMET
2016
Attributes
Original Name
Mount Elgon
English Designation
National Park
IUCN Management Category
II
Status
Designated
Type of Designation
National
Status Year
1951
Governance Type
Governance by Government
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.
