2018 United Nations List of Protected Areas of Mauritania
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 |
| Banc d’Arguin |
Designated |
1982 |
12000.00 |
Not Reported |
Birdlife IBA |
2001 |
| Chat Tboul |
Designated |
2000 |
155.00 |
Not Reported |
Birdlife IBA |
2001 |
| Lac Gabou et le réseau hydrographique du Plateau du Tagant |
Designated |
2009 |
95.00 |
Not Reported |
Not Reported |
0 |
| Parc National du Diawling |
Designated |
1994 |
156.00 |
Not Reported |
IMET |
2016 |
| UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve |
| Delta du Fleuve Sénégal (Mauritania) |
Designated |
2005 |
0.00 |
Not Applicable |
GOBI Survey |
2006 |
| World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) |
| Banc d'Arguin National Park |
Inscribed |
1989 |
12000.00 |
Not Applicable |
Birdlife IBA; WHA Outlook Report |
2001; 2014 |
| National |
| National Park |
| Banc d'Arguin |
Designated |
1978 |
12075.00 |
II |
Birdlife IBA; Enhancing Our Heritage; IMET; MPA MEE; RAPPAM |
2001; 2009; 2016; 2003; 2007 |
| Diawling |
Designated |
1990 |
130.00 |
II |
METT; RAPPAM |
2007 |
| Satellite Reserve |
| Cap Blanc |
Designated |
1986 |
2.10 |
Not Reported |
IMET; METT; RAPPAM |
2016; 0; 2007 |
