Protected Areas Of The Central African Republic
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Central African Republic The Central African Republic (CAR; ; , RCA; , or , ) is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to the north, Sudan to the northeast, South Sudan to the southeast, the DR Congo to the south, the Republic of th ...
in Africa has the following
national parks A national park is a natural park in use for conservation purposes, created and protected by national governments. Often it is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or owns. Although individual ...
and other protected areas.


National parks

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André Félix National Park The Andre Felix National Park is a national park found in Central African Republic, contiguous to Radom National Park in Sudan. It was established in 1960 and its area is 951 km. Park consists of a lowland, a fairly open forest in the northe ...
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Bamingui-Bangoran National Park The Bamingui-Bangoran National Park complex is a national park and biosphere reserve located in the northern region of the Central African Republic. It makes up part of the Guinea-Congo Forest biome. The Vassako Bolo Strict Nature Reserve is in ...
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Dzanga-Ndoki National Park The Dzanga-Ndoki National Park is located in the southwestern extremity of the Central African Republic. Established in 1990, the national park is . The national park is split into two non-continuous sectors, the northern Dzanga sector (or Dzanga ...
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Mbaéré Bodingué National Park The Mbaéré-Bodingué National Park is a National Park located in the south west of the Central African Republic. It covers 866 km². The Park is located between the Mbaéré and Bodingué rivers. History The Park was established in 2007 by ...
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St Floris National Park Manovo-Gounda St. Floris National Park is a national park and UNESCO World Heritage Site located in the Central African Republic prefecture Bamingui-Bangoran, near the Chad border. It was inscribed to the list of World Heritage Sites in 1988 as a ...
Around 1,173,434 km² total


Faunal reserves

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Nana Barya Faunal Reserve The Nana-Barya Faunal Reserve is a protected area in the Central African Republic The Central African Republic (CAR; ; , RCA; , or , ) is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to the north, Sudan to the northea ...
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Ouandjia Vakaga Faunal Reserve The Ouandjia-Vakaga Faunal Reserve is found in Central African Republic The Central African Republic (CAR; ; , RCA; , or , ) is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to the north, Sudan to the northeast, South ...
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Yata Ngaya Faunal Reserve The Yata-Ngaya Faunal Reserve is found in Central African Republic The Central African Republic (CAR; ; , RCA; , or , ) is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to the north, Sudan to the northeast, South Suda ...
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Zemongo Faunal Reserve Zemongo Faunal Reserve is a protected reserve of the Central African Republic. Established in 1925, it was extended and redesignated in 1975, although still open to hunting in 1980. The main rivers are the Vovado River and the Goangoa River, cove ...


Nature reserves

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Vassako Bolo Strict Nature Reserve The Vassako Bolo Strict Nature Reserve (Réserve Intégrale de la Vassako-Bolo) is an nature reserve within Bamingui-Bangoran National Park and Biosphere Reserve in the northern region of the Central African Republic. It is located near the town o ...
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Chinko Nature Reserve Chinko, also known as Chinko Nature Reserve and the Chinko Project Area, is a protected area in the Central African Republic. The nonprofit conservation organization African Parks began managing Chinko in partnership with the government of the Ce ...


Other reserves

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Dzanga-Sangha Special Reserve The Dzanga-Sangha Special Reserve (also known as Dzanga-Sangha Forest Reserve, or Dzanga-Sangha Forest Special Reserve, Dzanga-Sangha Baï, or Dzanga-Sangha Special Forest Reserve) is a protected reserve of southwestern Central African Republic. It ...


See also

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Tourism in the Central African Republic The Central African Republic has seen a decrease in tourism due to its recent history of conflict, unrest, instability as well as the insecurity in certain areas of the country, particularly the north and northwest.


External links


World Institute for Nature and Environment
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Protected Protection is any measure taken to guard a thing against damage caused by outside forces. Protection can be provided to physical objects, including organisms, to systems, and to intangible things like civil and political rights. Although th ...
Central African Republic The Central African Republic (CAR; ; , RCA; , or , ) is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to the north, Sudan to the northeast, South Sudan to the southeast, the DR Congo to the south, the Republic of th ...
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Protected areas Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the ena ...