The National Agency for National Parks (French: ''Agence Nationale des Parcs Nationaux'') is the authority in
Gabon
Gabon (; ; snq, Ngabu), officially the Gabonese Republic (french: République gabonaise), is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. Located on the equator, it is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north ...
charged with overseeing the
national park
A national park is a nature park, natural park in use for conservation (ethic), conservation purposes, created and protected by national governments. Often it is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state dec ...
system and with protecting their resources and wildlife. The agency coordinate research activities, license concessionaires, promote tourism and have police powers.
History
On 30 August 2002, the President
Omar Bongo
El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba (born Albert-Bernard Bongo; 30 December 1935 – 8 June 2009) was a Gabonese politician who was the second President of Gabon for 42 years, from 1967 until his death in 2009. Omar Bongo was promoted to key positions as ...
created 13 national parks containing , almost 11% of the total land area of the country. In addition, these parks include of marine territory. The National Council for National Parks (CNPN) was an interdepartmental body created to establish the National Parks. In 2007 the National Agency for National Parks was established by the laws adopted as the legal framework of the park system.
Parcs Gabon
See also
* List of national parks of Gabon
There are 13 national parks in Gabon, all created in 2002 when President Omar Bongo established Gabon's National Agency for National Parks (french: Agence Nationale des Parcs Nationaux, ANPN). The national parks cover 10% of the country.
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References
External links
National Agency for National Parks
official website
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Environment and heritage law enforcement agencies
National park administrators
National parks of Gabon