Protected areas

IUCN's Protected Areas Management Categories, which classify protected areas according to their management objectives, are today accepted as the benchmark for defining, recording and classifying protected areas.They are recognized by international bodies such as the United Nations as well as many national governments. As a result, they are increasingly being incorporated into government legislation.

IUCN's Protected Areas Management Categories, which classify protected areas according to their management objectives, are today accepted as the benchmark for defining, recording and classifying protected areas.They are recognized by international bodies such as the United Nations as well as many national governments. As a result, they are increasingly being incorporated into government legislation.

IUCN's Protected Areas Management Categories, which classify protected areas according to their management objectives, are today accepted as the benchmark for defining, recording and classifying protected areas.They are recognized by international bodies such as the United Nations as well as many national governments. As a result, they are increasingly being incorporated into government legislation.

Sacred sites are the oldest form of protected areas and many of them are very important biodiversity reservoirs. This book will help conservation professionals and the custodians of sacred sites interested in the role of cultural and spiritual values in nature conservation to ensure the long-term survival of such valuable sites.

Le Mali possède un réseau composé de onze aires protégées et de six zones d’intérêt cynégétique qui couvrent ensemble 4,6% du territoire national. L’évaluaion a porté sur dix aires protégées: la réserve de Biosphère de Baoulé, la future réserve de Biosphère du Baffing Famélé, la réserve spéciale des éléphants du Gourma, les réserves du Soudan et du Baffing Baoulé, le Niénendougou, la réserve spéciale d’Asongo Ménaka, la réserve de Tamesna en cours de création et la ZIC de Tidermène Alata.

Les aires protégées de Côte d’Ivoire sont soumises à de fortes pressions, susceptibles de remettre en cause leur avenir. Les principales pressions identifiées sont le braconnage, l’exploitation agricole, l’exploitation forestière, la pêche, le prélèvement des produits forestiers non ligneux et ligneux secondaires, les feux de brousse incontrôlés. De plus les aires protégées ne sont pas soutenues par les communautés locales.