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JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE
eCONSERVATION

Enhancing the Effectiveness and Catalyzing the Sustainability of the W-Arly-Pendjari (WAP) Protected Area System

TOTAL FUNDING:
26678800 $
PROGRAM
GEF Trust Fund
START YEAR
2007
STATUS
Closed
SITES
11

COUNTRY

DONOR

ACTION TYPE
  • 2.Land/water management
  • 4.Education and awareness
  • 5.Law and policy
  • 7.External capacity building
  • 6.Livelihood and economic and other incentives

AGENCY

United Nations Development Programme
United Nations Office for Projects Services
RELATED SITES
THERE ARE 8 COMBINATIONS BETWEEN PROTECTED AREAS AND SITES RELATED TO THIS PROJECT
WDPA AREA (sq. km) DESIGNATION DESIGNATION TYPE DESIGNATION YEAR IUCN CATEGORY MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY RELATED SITE PROTECTED PLANET DOPA EXPLORER
W (Benin) 5020.00 National Park National 1954 II Not Reported W National Park (Benin)
Arly 760.00 Faunal Reserve National 1954 IV Not Reported Arly National Park (Burkina Faso)
Saiwa Swamp 2.00 National Park National 1974 II Kenya Wildlife Service Boucle de la Pendjari National Park (Benin)
Madidi 12752.50 National Park National 1995 Not Reported Not Reported W National Park (Niger)
Atakora 1220.00 Hunting Zone National 1980 VI Not Reported Atakora Hunting Zone (Benin)
W du Burkina Faso 2350.00 National Park National 1954 II Not Reported W du Burkina Faso National Park
Kourtiagou 510.00 Partial Faunal Reserve National 1957 IV Not Reported Kourtiagou Faunal Reserve (Burkina Faso)
Madjoari 170.00 Faunal Reserve National 1955 IV Not Reported Madjoari Faunal Reserve (Burkina Faso)