Sangha Trinational

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Key facts

Includes: Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park Congo Lobéké National Park Cameroon Dzanga-Ndoki National Park Central African Republic
Criteria: Natural: (ix), (x)
Reference: 1380rev
Inscription: 2012 (36th Session )
Area: 7,463.09 km (1,844,170 acres)
Buffer zone: 17,879.5 km (4,418,121 acres)

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Encyclopedic overview

Sangha Trinational (French: Trinational de la Sangha, TNS) 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.

Map of Sangha Trinational

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