Protected Areas of the World: a review of national systems. Vol 3

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Protected Areas of
the World
A review of national systems
Volume 3
Afrotropical
Compiled byTheWorld Conservation Monitoring Centre
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IVth World Congresson National Parksand Protected Areas,
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Caracas, Venezuela
The World Conservation Union

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Protected Areas of the World
A
review of national systems
Volume 3: Afrotropical
lUCN-THE WORLD CONSERVATIONUNION
Foundedin 1948,lUCN-TheWorldConservationUnion-isamembershiporganisationcomprisinggovernments,
non-governmentalorganisations(NGOs),researchinstitutions,andconservationagenciesinover 100countries. The
Union'smission is toprovide leadershipandpromote acommon approach forthe worldconservation movementin
ordertosafeguardtheintegrityanddiversityofthenaturalworld,andtoensurethathumanuseofnaturalresourcesis
appropriate,sustainableandequitable.
Several thousand scientists and experts from all continents form part of a network supporting the work of its
Commissions: threatenedspecies,protectedareas,ecology,environmentalstrategyandplanning,environmentallaw,
andeducationandcommunication.Itsthematicprogrammesincludeforestconservation,wedands,marineecosystems,
plants,theSahel,Antarctica,populationandnaturalresources,andEasternEurope.TheUnion'sworkisalsosupported
by 12regionalandcountryofficeslocatedprincipallyindevelopingcountries.
WCMC-THE WORLDCONSERVATIONMONITORING CENTRE
TheWorldConservationMonitoringCentre(WCMC)isajointventurebetweenthethreepartnerswhodevelopedthe
World Conservation Strategy: lUCN - The World Conservation Union, UNEP - United Nations Environment
WWF
Programme, and - World Wide Fund For Nature (formerly World Wildlife Fund). Its mission is to support
conservationandsustainabledevelopmentthroughtheprovisionofinformationontheworld'sbiologicaldiversity.
WCMC
has developed a global overview database that includes threatened plant and animal species, habitats of
conservationconcern,critical sites,protectedareasoftheworld,and theutilisation andtrade inwildlifespeciesand
WCMC
products. Drawing on this database, provides an information service to the conservation and development
communities,governmentsandUnitedNationsagencies, scientific institutions, thebusinessandcommercial sector,
WCMC
andthemedia. producesawidevarietyofspecialistoutputsandreportsbasedonanalysesofitsdata.
Protected Areas of the World
A
review of national systems
Volumes: Afrotropical
Compiled by theWorld Conservation MonitoringCentre
in collaboration with
ThelUCN Commission on National Parks andProtected Areas
forthe
IVth World Congresson National Parksand Protected Areas,
Caracas, Venezuela, 10-21 February 1992
with the support of
TheBritish Petroleum Company p.!.c.
lUCN-The World Conservation Union
November 1991
Publishedby: lUCN,Gland,SwitzerlandandCambridge,UK,
withthefinancialsupportofTheBritishPetroleumCompanyp.l.c.
Preparedby: TheWorldConservationMonitoringCentre,Cambridge,UK
AcontributiontoGEMS-TheGlobalEnvironmentMonitoringSystem
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Afrotropical.lUCN,Gland,SwitzerlandandCambridge,UK.xxii+360pp.
ISBN: 2-8317-(X)92-2
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Foreword vii
Introduction viii
Acknowledgements ix
WCMC
Managinginformationonprotectedareasat xi
Countryaccounts:guidelinestotheircontents xiii
MapsandLists(explanationof) xiv
Internationallydesignatedsites xv
AfricanConvention xix
AFROTROPICAL
Angola 1
Benin 7
Botswana 13
BurkinaFaso(UpperVolta) 19
Burundi 27
Cameroon 33
CapeVerde 41
CentralAfricanRepublic 43
Chad 51
Comoros 57
Congo 59
Coted'Ivoire 65
Djibouti,Republicof 73
EquatorialGuinea 77
Ethiopia 81
Gabon 91
Gambia,The 99
Ghana 105
Guineau 115
Ginuea-Bissau,Repubhcof 121
Kenya 123
Lesotho 135
Liberia 141
Madagascar 149
Malawi 157
Mali 165
Mauritania 173
Mauritius 179
Mayotte 187
Mozambique,People'sRepublicof 189
Namibia 195
Niger 201
Nigeria 209
Reunion 217
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Rwanda 225
SaoTomeandPrincipe,DemocatricRepublicof 231
Senegal 233
Seychelles 241
SienaLeone 247
Somalia 255
SouthAfrica,Republicof 265
Sudan 283
Swaziland,Kingdomof 291
Tanzania 297
Togo 307
Uganda 313
UnitedKingdom-BritishIndianOceanTerritory 323
UnitedKingdom-StHelena(andAscensionIsland) 327
Zaire 333
Zambia 343
Zimbabwe 353
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