Property: Lake Turkana National Parks [Extension of Sibiloi/Central Island National Parks]
Id. N°: 801 Bis
State Party: Kenya
Criteria:N (i) (iv)
The Committee approved the extension of the extension of Sibiloi/Central Island by the addition of South Island National Park, maintaining the existing criteria (i) and (iv). As requested by the State Party, the new name of the site would be "Lake Turkana National Parks".
This serial inscription includes three protected areas:
|
DATE INSCRIBED |
PARK |
AREA |
|
1997 |
Sibiloi National Park |
157,085 ha |
|
1997 |
Central Island |
500 ha |
|
2001 |
South Island |
3,900 ha |
The Committee strongly encouraged the Kenyan authorities to complete the management plan for the three parks as an integrated unit.