Discover protected lands in Gambia across the full spectrum of IUCN management categories.
Understand the protected landscape structure of Gambia through its IUCN management categories. This route offers a classification-driven exploration of national parks and conservation areas, revealing how different protection levels are represented geographically across the country. Navigate Gambia's protected areas by conservation category to grasp the broader classification system at play within its national geography.
Active parks
9
The current country route includes this many active park and protected-area pages for Gambia.
Categories in use
3
Distinct IUCN management categories currently represented by active parks in Gambia.
2 park records in Gambia are still being aligned to the IUCN category system, so the category view will continue to improve as those links are completed.
Representative parks
Browse Gambia's distinct protected area classifications, revealing the geographic spread and management focus of its national parks and reserves.
IUCN category ii
Example parks
Management focus
A large natural or near-natural protected area managed to safeguard ecological processes, characteristic species, and ecosystems while also supporting education, recreation, and compatible visitor use.
IUCN category iv
Example parks
Management focus
A protected area managed mainly to protect particular species or habitats, often through targeted, regular, or adaptive conservation interventions.
IUCN category vi
Example parks
Management focus
A generally large protected area that conserves ecosystems and cultural values while allowing compatible, low-level, non-industrial use of natural resources as part of its management approach.
Exploring the balance of strict protection and sustainable use across Gambia's diverse protected landscapes.
Most represented categories
National Park
IUCN category ii
Habitat/Species Management Area
IUCN category iv
Protected Area with Sustainable Use of Natural Resources
IUCN category vi
Representative parks
Some park records in Gambia are still being matched to final IUCN categories, so this overview remains a live snapshot rather than a finished taxonomy.
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