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"BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo, January 31, 2024 – The 30th Anniversary of
Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park commemorates conservation achievements, despite
increasing pressures. On this occasion, the Park ramps up tourism-oriented
efforts with the unveiling of its new official website –
https://ndoki.org –
and marks this celebration with a special video.
Republic of Congo’s Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park commemorates 30 years of
conservation, science and local community development, to retain its status as
one of the true wilderness areas left on the African continent. Created on
December 31, 1993, and inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2012 as
part of the wider Sangha Trinational landscape, the Park has been administered
since 2014 through a Public-Private Partnership agreement between Congo’s
Ministry of Forest Economy (MEF) and the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS),
creating the Nouabalé-Ndoki Foundation.
“We didn’t detect any elephants killed in the Park this year, a first for the
Park since we’ve began collecting data. This success comes after nearly a
decade of concerted efforts to protect forest elephants from armed poaching in
the Park. With prospering collaboration between MEF and WCS, and to address the
escalating threats to the region’s wildlife, the Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park
made significant investments in the ranger force, with training to reinforce
professionalism, self-defense capabilities, and adherence to both the law and
human rights,” explains Ben Evans, the Park’s management unit director.
Long protected by its isolation, Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park has been
increasingly exposed to anthropogenic threats, notably linked to the
development of road infrastructure and growing demographic pressure. The
Congolaise Industrielle des Bois (CIB) and other neighboring logging
concessions, the majority of which are FSC-certified, work with the Park to
apply results of the research conducted by WCS on wildlife to limit the impacts
of logging and road building. As key stakeholders in the creation of the Park,
the Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities of the neighboring villages of
Bomassa and Makao play a central role in its management and governance. The
Park works with communities to improve their livelihoods, promote sustainable
resource use in the Park periphery, and ensure people can benefit from the
Park."
Via
Future Crunch:
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Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
