State of protected areas 2020

State of protected areas 2020

Written by a group of experts specializing in conservation in Central Africa, with the financial support of the Organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OEACP) and the European Union (EU), through the BIOPAMA and RIOFAC projects, as well as GIZ, “Protected Areas of Central Africa: Status 2020” follows a first edition published in 2015, which has now become the flagship publication on protected areas in the region.

This 2020 edition coordinated by three scientific publishers of CIRAD and OFAC-COMIFAC, brings together a fifty per cent of Central Africa and elsewhere. It draws up a harmonized portrait of the protected area network of the entire region. The report shows unambiguous that national networks and the sub-regional network have been strongly strengthened but face many challenges. Detailed analyzes, intended to inform decision-makers and managers, explore several important themes: governance, ecotourism, human-elephant conflicts, transhumance, mines and oil industry. This document shows the importance of protected areas for the sustainable development of Central Africa: it aims to contribute to a multi-sectoral dialogue and a better integration of these areas into country development strategies.