Kokorou Namga Complex

	Kokorou-Namga Complex ; Complexe Kokorou-Namga
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location	Téra department , Tillabéri region , Niger
surface	668.29 km²
Geographical location	14 ° 12 ' N , 0 ° 56' E Coordinates: 14 ° 12 '0 " N , 0 ° 55' 48" E
Setup date	June 17, 2001

The Kokorou-Namga Complex ( French : Complexe Kokorou-Namga ) is a wetland in the Téra department in western Niger . It is protected under the Ramsar Convention .

Location and characteristics

The Kokorou Namga Complex is predominantly located in the Kokorou Municipality area . The south-western part is in the municipality of Téra . Both communes belong to the department of Téra in the Tillabéri region .

The protected area is in the shape of a rectangle and extends over an area of 66,829 hectares . The entry as Ramsar area took place on June 17, 2001. The lakes Mare de Kokorou and Mare de Namga and several intermittent ponds are located in the Kokorou-Namga complex . The waters are separated from each other by strip-shaped dune landscapes. They create a microclimate that dampens the hot and dry climate of the Sahel zone . The groundwater is unsteady and is relatively deep, about 30 meters below the surface of the earth.

The Kokorou-Namga complex is the home or wintering place of numerous water birds. A census in 2000 showed almost 50,000 individual animals from 56 species. These include endangered species such as the crowned crane , the pond rail and the purple grouse . The widow whistling goose , the yellow whistling goose and the humped goose are particularly well represented . The vegetation on the ferrous soils is comparatively dense around the lakes. There, in the flooded areas, a forest savannah was created. Anabrees and desert dates thrive on the plateaus and in millet fields near the waters . Seyal acacias and Anogeissus leiocarpa can be found in dry stream beds and other lowlands .

The lakes and ponds are at risk from erosion and pollution as a result of household water use. Other threats to the area include overgrazing , overhunting and overuse of plants for medicinal purposes. The harvest of wood , which is needed as building material and firewood, increased sharply due to the emergence of the nearby mining town of Komabangou .

Settlements

The largest settlements in the protected area are (in brackets the population figures from the 2012 census):

the village of Kokorou (2919 inhabitants),
the village of Doungourou (2577 inhabitants),
the hamlet of Sébangou (1972 inhabitants),
the village of Namga (1440 inhabitants),
the hamlet of Darabangou (1252 inhabitants),
the village of Zoribi (1222 inhabitants),
the village of Fonéko Tédjo (1110 inhabitants),
the hamlet of Toussoukokorou (1016 inhabitants).

literature

Issoufou Adamou: Contribution à l'élaboration d'un système d'inventaire et de surveillance des zones humides. Cas du complexe de Namga Kokorou (département de Téra) . Faculté d'Agronomie, Université Abdou Moumouni de Niamey, Niamey 2009.
Hassane Saley Moussa: Identification des actions prioritaires pour la protection et la gestion durable des ressources naturelles du complexe de Namga Kokorou (département de Téra) . Faculté d'Agronomie, Université Abdou Moumouni de Niamey, Niamey 2009.

Web links

Kokorou-Namga Complexes. In: Ramsar Sites Information Service. April 13, 2018(English).; accessed on March 10, 2019

Individual evidence

^ Système de zones humides du complexe Kokorou-Zorobi-Namaga-Tida, Arrondissement de Téra, Canton de Kokorou. (PDF) map. Direction de la Faune, de la Pêche et de la Pisciculture, April 2001, accessed on March 10, 2019 (French).
↑ ^a ^b National Repertoire des Localités (ReNaLoc). (RAR; 11.3 MB) Institut National de la Statistique de la République du Niger, July 2014, pp. 506, 508–510, 513 , accessed on August 7, 2015 (French).
↑ ^a ^b Kokorou-Namga Complexes. In: Ramsar Sites Information Service. April 13, 2018, accessed March 10, 2019 .
↑ ^a ^b ^c Kokorou-Namga Complex. Ramsar Information Sheet (RIS). (PDF) In: Ramsar Sites Information Service. August 30, 2000, pp. 1–2 , accessed March 10, 2019 (English).
↑ ^a ^b Kokorou-Namga Complex. Ramsar Information Sheet (RIS). (PDF) In: Ramsar Sites Information Service. August 30, 2000, pp. 3–4 , accessed on March 10, 2019 (English).
↑ Kokorou-Namga Complex. Ramsar Information Sheet (RIS). (PDF) In: Ramsar Sites Information Service. August 30, 2000, pp. 5-6 , accessed March 10, 2019 (English).

[1] Système de zones humides du complexe Kokorou-Zorobi-Namaga-Tida, Arrondissement de Téra, Canton de Kokorou. (PDF) map. Direction de la Faune, de la Pêche et de la Pisciculture, April 2001, accessed on March 10, 2019 (French).

[ReNaLoc-2] National Repertoire des Localités (ReNaLoc). (RAR; 11.3 MB) Institut National de la Statistique de la République du Niger, July 2014, pp. 506, 508–510, 513 , accessed on August 7, 2015 (French).

[RSIS-3] Kokorou-Namga Complexes. In: Ramsar Sites Information Service. April 13, 2018, accessed March 10, 2019 .

[SIS_2000_1_2-4] Kokorou-Namga Complex. Ramsar Information Sheet (RIS). (PDF) In: Ramsar Sites Information Service. August 30, 2000, pp. 1–2 , accessed March 10, 2019 (English).

[SIS_2000_3_4-5] Kokorou-Namga Complex. Ramsar Information Sheet (RIS). (PDF) In: Ramsar Sites Information Service. August 30, 2000, pp. 3–4 , accessed on March 10, 2019 (English).

[6] Kokorou-Namga Complex. Ramsar Information Sheet (RIS). (PDF) In: Ramsar Sites Information Service. August 30, 2000, pp. 5-6 , accessed March 10, 2019 (English).