Sangha Trinational
Overview
Situated in the north-western Congo Basin, where Cameroon, Central African Republic and Congo meet, the site encompasses three contiguous national parks totalling around 750,000 ha. Much of the site is unaffected by human activity and features a wide range of humid tropical forest ecosystems with rich flora and fauna, including Nile crocodiles and goliath tigerfish, a large predator. Forest clearings support herbaceous species and Sangha is home to considerable populations of forest elephants, critically endangered western lowland gorilla, and endangered chimpanzee. The site’s environment has preserved the continuation of ecological and evolutionary processes on a huge scale and great biodiversity, including many endangered animal species.
About Sangha Trinational
Sangha Trinational is a forest divided between the nations of Central African Republic, Cameroon and Republic of the Congo. It was added as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2012 because of its outstanding biodiversity and unique biological communities. The site includes 3 contiguous national parks within the humid tropical forests of Central Africa: Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park in Congo, Lobéké National Park in Cameroon, and Dzanga-Ndoki National Park in Central African Republic. The large size of the site and the relatively limited amount of deforestation within the three parks has allowed populations of vulnerable species such as African forest elephants, gorillas, sitatunga, and chimpanzees to thrive. In addition, populations of critically endangered plant species such as Mukulungu are protected within the site's borders.
Read more on WikipediaSelection Criteria
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Components(3 locations)
- •Parc National de Lobeké - Cameroon1380rev-002
- •Parc National de Dzanga-Ndoki – CAR1380rev-003
- •Parc National de Nouabalé-Ndoki - Congo1380rev-001
Details
- Countries
- Congo, Cameroon, Central African Republic
- ISO Codes
- CG, CM, CF
- Area
- 746,309 ha
- Transboundary
- Yes
- Coordinates
- 2.6094, 16.5542
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