2018 United Nations List of Protected Areas of Rwanda
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 |
| Rugezi-Bulera-Ruhondo |
Designated |
2005 |
0.00 |
Not Reported |
Not Reported |
0 |
| UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve |
| Parc national des Volcans |
Designated |
1983 |
160.00 |
Not Applicable |
GOBI Survey |
2006 |
| National |
| Forest Reserve |
| Gishwati |
Designated |
1933 |
14.39 |
IV |
Not Reported |
0 |
| Mukura |
Designated |
1933 |
19.87 |
IV |
Not Reported |
0 |
| National Park |
| Akagera |
Designated |
1934 |
1121.93 |
II |
Birdlife IBA |
2013 |
| Nyungwe |
Designated |
1933 |
1019.00 |
IV |
Birdlife IBA; METT |
2013; 2004 |
| Volcans |
Designated |
1929 |
160.00 |
II |
Birdlife IBA; METT |
2001; 2004 |
| Other Area |
| Akanyaru wetlands |
Proposed |
0 |
153.89 |
Not Reported |
Not Reported |
0 |
| Nyabarongo River Wetlands |
Proposed |
0 |
142.62 |
Not Reported |
Not Reported |
0 |
| Rugezi Marsh |
Proposed |
0 |
12.00 |
Not Reported |
Not Reported |
0 |
