2018 United Nations List of Protected Areas of Gabon

Information extracted from the July 2018 WDPA release

This list was compiled from data based on the July 2018 version of the WDPA. In addition to protected areas with spatial data in the WDPA, the 2018 version of the UN List includes sites for which no spatial data is available but which have been provided by the relevant country. Management effectiveness information is extracted from GD-PAME. Both databases are updated and released via www.protectedplanet.net on a monthly basis. The depiction and use of boundaries and related data shown on maps are not guaranteed to be error free nor do they necessarily imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations.
Designation Type/ Designation in English / Name of Protected Areas Status Year of designation Area (km2) IUCN category PAME methodology Year of PAME assessment
International
Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance
Bas Ogooue Designated 2009 8627.00 Not Reported Not Reported 0
Chutes et Rapides sur Ivindo Designated 2009 1325.00 Not Reported Not Reported 0
Parc National Akanda Designated 2007 540.00 Not Reported Not Reported 0
Parc National Pongara Designated 2007 929.69 Not Reported Not Reported 0
Petit Loango Designated 1986 4800.00 Not Reported Not Reported 0
Rapides de Mboungou Badouma et de Doume Designated 2009 595.00 Not Reported Not Reported 0
Setté Cama Designated 1986 2200.00 Not Reported Not Reported 0
Site Ramsar des Monts Birougou Designated 2007 5368.00 Not Reported Not Reported 0
Wongha-Wonghé Designated 1986 3800.00 Not Reported Not Reported 0
UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve
Réserve naturelle intégrale d'Ipassa-Makokou Designated 1983 150.00 Not Applicable GOBI Survey 2006
World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)
Ecosystem and Relict Cultural Landscape of Lopé-Okanda Inscribed 2007 5119.91 Not Applicable WHA Outlook Report 2014
National
Aquatic Reserve
Reserve Aquatique d'Olowi Designated 2017 215.73 Not Assigned Not Reported 0
Reserve Aquatique de Gamba Designated 2017 106.98 Not Assigned Not Reported 0
Reserve Aquatique de Koumandji Designated 2017 1347.65 Not Assigned Not Reported 0
Reserve Aquatique de l'Abysse Bleu Designated 2017 7030.31 Not Assigned Not Reported 0
Reserve Aquatique de Mandji-Etimboue Designated 2017 4052.00 Not Assigned Not Reported 0
Reserve Aquatique de Tchatamba Designated 2017 227.00 Not Assigned Not Reported 0
Reserve Aquatique des Canyons du Cap Lopez Designated 2017 9869.07 Not Assigned Not Reported 0
Reserve Aquatique du Caillou Designated 2017 86.09 Not Assigned Not Reported 0
Reserve Aquatique du Cap Esterias Designated 2017 156.12 Not Assigned Not Reported 0
Reserve Aquatique du Delta de l'Ogooue Designated 2017 418.46 Not Assigned Not Reported 0
Reserve Aquatique du Grand Sud du Gabon Designated 2017 27518.13 Not Assigned Not Reported 0
Faunal Reserve
Moukalaba-Dougoua Designated 1962 800.00 IV Not Reported 0
Ouanga Plain Designated 1966 108.87 Not Reported Not Reported 0
Petit Loango Designated 1966 500.00 Not Reported Not Reported 0
Hunting Area
Iguela Designated 1966 798.16 IV Not Reported 0
Ngove-Ndogo Designated 1966 2781.68 IV Not Reported 0
Sette-Cama Designated 1966 2400.82 Not Reported Not Reported 0
Hunting Reserve
Moukalaba Designated 1962 217.28 Not Reported Not Reported 0
Marine Park
Parc Marin de l'embouchure d'Iguela Designated 2017 220.76 Not Assigned Not Reported 0
Parc Marin de l'embouchure d'Olende Designated 2017 138.76 Not Assigned Not Reported 0
Parc Marin de l'embouchure d'Ozouri Designated 2017 115.51 Not Assigned Not Reported 0
Parc Marin de l'embouchure de la Banio Designated 2017 38.66 Not Assigned Not Reported 0
Parc Marin de l'embouchure de la Nyanga Designated 2017 68.33 Not Assigned Not Reported 0
Parc Marin de l'embouchure de Sette Cama Designated 2017 209.95 Not Assigned Not Reported 0
Parc Marin de l'Ile Mbanie Designated 2017 312.54 Not Assigned Not Reported 0
Parc Marin de la Pointe Denis Designated 2017 614.44 Not Assigned Not Reported 0
Parc Marin du Cap Lopez Designated 2017 12.11 Not Assigned Not Reported 0
Marine Park Buffer Zone
Zone Tampon Parc Marin de l'embouchure d'Iguela Designated 2017 318.51 Not Assigned Not Reported 0
Zone Tampon Parc Marin de l'embouchure d'Olende Designated 2017 225.80 Not Assigned Not Reported 0
Zone Tampon Parc Marin de l'embouchure d'Ozouri Designated 2017 217.61 Not Assigned Not Reported 0
Zone Tampon Parc Marin de l'embouchure de la Banio Designated 2017 124.35 Not Assigned Not Reported 0
Zone Tampon Parc Marin de l'embouchure de Nyanga Designated 2017 188.44 Not Assigned Not Reported 0
Zone Tampon Parc Marin de l'embouchure Sette-Cama Designated 2017 293.19 Not Assigned Not Reported 0
Zone Tampon Parc Marin de l'Ile Mbanie Designated 2017 442.99 Not Assigned Not Reported 0
Zone Tampon Parc Marin de la Pointe Denis Designated 2017 637.20 Not Assigned Not Reported 0
Zone Tampon Parc Marin du Cap Lopez Designated 2017 162.27 Not Assigned Not Reported 0
National Park
Akanda Designated 2002 411.00 Not Reported IMET 2015
Biringou Designated 2002 683.00 Not Reported IMET 2015
Ivindo Designated 2002 2967.00 Not Reported IMET; METT 2015; 2005
Loango Designated 2002 1510.00 Not Reported IMET; METT; RAPPAM 2015; 2007; 2010
Lopé Designated 2002 4942.00 Not Reported Africa Rainforest Study; IMET; METT; RAPPAM 2001; 2015; 2010
Mayumba Designated 2003 965.00 Not Reported IMET; METT 2015; 2007
Minkebe Designated 2002 7535.00 Not Reported IMET; METT; RAPPAM 2015; 2004; 2010
Monts de Cristal Designated 2002 1192.00 Not Reported IMET 2015
Moukalaba doudou Designated 2002 4458.00 Not Reported IMET; METT 2015; 2007
Mwagne Designated 2002 1167.00 Not Reported IMET; METT 2015; 2005
Plateaux Batéké Designated 2002 2042.00 Not Reported IMET 2015
Pongara Designated 2003 960.00 Not Reported IMET 2015
Waka Designated 2002 1061.00 Not Reported IMET 2015
Presidential Reserve
Wonga-Wongué Designated 1972 4281.88 Not Reported Not Reported 0
Wildlife Management Area
Monts Doudou Designated 1998 3320.00 Not Reported Not Reported 0