[en] Manovo-Gounda St. Floris National Park is the largest park in the Central African savannas, covering 17,400 square kilometers, and was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988 due to its Outstanding Universal Value. However, the combined effects of poaching, livestock intrusions, artisanal mining, and other threats saw it added to the List of World Heritage in Danger in 1997. Recent cooperative efforts between the Central African Republic, NGOs and UNESCO to enact a new management plan have greatly improved the situation, and were recognized by the International Coordinating Council of UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere Programme last year.
Disciplines :
Environmental sciences & ecology
Author, co-author :
Houehounha, Dode Heim Myline ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech > Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech ; École Régionale Postuniversitaire d’Aménagement et de Gestion intégrés des Forêts et Territoires tropicaux (ERAIFT)
Jean Hugé; Open University of the Netherland > Department of Environmental Sciences ; ULB - Université Libre de Bruxelles [BE] > Biology Department > Systems Ecology & Resource Management Lab ; VUB - Vrije Universiteit Brussel [BE] > Biology Department ; University of Hasselt > Centre for Environmental Science
Michel Baudouin; École Régionale Postuniversitaire d’Aménagement et de Gestion intégrés des Forêts et Territoires tropicaux (ERAIFT)
Vermeulen, Cédric ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département GxABT > Gestion des ressources forestières ; École Régionale Postuniversitaire d’Aménagement et de Gestion intégrés des Forêts et Territoires tropicaux (ERAIFT)
Language :
English
Title :
Conservation comeback in Central African Republic’s Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park (commentary)
Publication date :
26 March 2024
Journal title :
Mongabay - Conservation news
Peer reviewed :
Editorial reviewed
Development Goals :
15. Life on land 13. Climate action 17. Partnerships for the goals
