World Network of Biosphere Reserves in Africa

World Network of Biosphere Reserves in Africa
Under UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB), there are 70 biosphere reserves recognized as part of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves in African states as of 2016. These are distributed across 28 countries. While biosphere reserves in West African, East African, Central African and Southern African countries are organised in the AfriMAB regional network, biosphere reserves in Northern African countries are organised in the ArabMAB, UNESCO's regional MAB network (see World Network of Biosphere Reserves in the Arab States for reserves in these countries).
The list
Below is the list of biosphere reserves in Africa, organized by country/territory, along with the year these were designated as part of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves.
Benin
Pendjari (1986)
'W' Region (2002, together with Burkina Faso and Niger)
Mono River (2017, shared with Togo)
Burkina Faso
Mare aux Hippopotames (1986)
'W' Region (2002, together with Benin and Niger)
Cameroon
Waza (1979)
Benoué (1981)
Dja (1981)
Central African Republic
Basse-Lobaye (1977)
Bamingui-Bangoran (1979)
Congo
Odzala-Kokoua National Park
Dimonika (1988)
Côte d'Ivoire
Taï (1977)
Comoé (1983)
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Yangambi (1976)
Luki (1976)
Lufira (1982)
Egypt
Omayed (1981, extension 1998)
Wadi Allaqi (1993)
Ethiopia
Kafa(2010)
Yayu (2010)
Sheka(2012)
Lake Tana (2015)
Majang Forest (2017)
Gabon
Impassa-Makokou (1983)
Ghana
Bia National Park (1983)
Songor (2011)
Lake Bosomtwe (2016)
Guinea
Mount Nimba (1980)
Massif du Ziama (1980)
Badiar (2002)
Haut Niger (2002)
Guinea-Bissau
Boloma Bijagós (1996)
Kenya
Mount Kenya (1978)
Mount Kulal (1978)
Malindi-Watamu (1979)
Kiunga (1980)
Amboseli (1991)
Mount Elgon (2003)
Madagascar
Mananara Nord National Park (1990)
Sahamalaza-Iles Radama (2001)
Littoral de Toliara (2003)
Malawi
Mount Mulanje (2000)
Lake Chilwa (2006)
Mali
Boucle du Baoulé (1982)
Mauritania
Sénégal River Delta (2005, together with Senegal)
Mauritius
Macchabee/Bel Ombre (1977)
Morocco
Arganeraie (1998)
Oasis du sud marocain (2000)
Intercontinental Biosphere Reserve of the Mediterranean (together with Spain) (2006)
Atlas Cedar (2016)
Niger
Aïr et Ténéré (1977)
'W' Region (2002, together with Benin and Burkina Faso)
Gababedji (2017)
Nigeria
Omo (1977)
Rwanda
Volcans (1983)
São Tomé and Príncipe
Island of Príncipe (2012)
Senegal
Samba Dia (1979)
Delta du Saloum (1980)
Niokolo-Koba (1981)
Sénégal River Delta (2005, together with Mauritania)
Ferlo (2012)
South Africa
Kogelberg Nature Reserve (1998)
Cape West Coast (2000)
Waterberg (2001)
Kruger to Canyons Biosphere (2001)
Cape Winelands Biosphere Reserve (2007)
Vhembe Biosphere Reserve (2009) (ref Vhembe)
Gouritz Cluster Biosphere Reserve (2015)
Magaliesberg Biosphere Reserve (2015)
Garden Route (2017)
Marico Biosphere Reserve (2018)
Sudan
Dinder (1979)
Radom (1979)
Jebel Dair (2017)
Togo
Oti-Keran / Oti-Mandouri (2011)
Mono River (2017, shared with Benin)
Uganda
Queen Elizabeth (Rwenzori) (1979)
Mount Elgon (2005)
Tanzania
Lake Manyara (1981)
Serengeti-Ngorongoro (1981)
East Usambara (2000)
Jozani-Chwaka Bay (2016)
Zimbabwe
Middle Zambezi (2010)
References
External links
UNESCO list of biosphere reserves in Africa
Database of the UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves
AfriMAB website
ArabMAB website
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