Vallée du Mbéré National Park

Vallée du Mbéré National Park
Coordinates: 6 ° 59 ′ 40 ″  N , 14 ° 47 ′ 46 ″  E
Location:	Adamaoua , Cameroon
Surface:	777.6 km²
Founding:	February 4, 2004

The Vallée du Mbéré National Park is a national park in eastern central Cameroon .

location

The park is located in the Mbéré district of the Adamaoua region . The western and northern borders are formed by the Koudini River . From there the Bilao River forms the northern border to the Bassara River . The eastern border of the park runs from the Bassara over the Mbéré to the Ngou . The southernmost point in the east is the Lanchrenon waterfall . The southern border runs from Bafouri via Borgou to the border of the Mbéré district. From there the western border runs back to the Koudini.

history

The park was established on February 4, 2004 according to Decree N ° 2004/0352 / PM with the following objectives:

• Protection of the water reserves for southern Cameroon and preservation of the picturesque landscapes of the Mbéré Valley.
• Ensuring the continuity and flow of the Mbéré River.
• Promote the development of ecotourism to help improve the living conditions of local people
• Protecting the habitat of species such as the hippopotamus , African buffalo and mountain reedbuck .

Construction work in the park requires official approval after an environmental impact assessment. A development plan should regulate the rights of the local population. In the plan, a buffer zone for the park is defined and accompanying measures are implemented to promote socio-economic activities for the residents. The Ministry of Wildlife also established an administrative headquarters at the park. The Ministry of Environment and Forestry is responsible for further regulations based on the principle of urgency.

Flora and fauna

flora

The area of ​​the park can be described as a mixture of tree savannah, wooded savannah and, in the higher elevations, tree galleries. The vegetation is strongly influenced by the tree species Uapaca togoensis .

fauna

In addition to the highly endangered Western mountain reedbuck ( Redunca fulvorufula adamauae ), can be found in the park the Olive Baboon ( Papio anubis ), the Sitatunga , the Defassa- waterbuck ( Kobus ellipsiprymnus defassa ) and bushbuck ( Tragelaphus scriptus ). Every now and then kobs ( Kobus kob ) and roan antelopes ( Hippotragus equinus ) roam the park.

literature

• WWF, MINEF: Deux missions de prospection de l'équipe WWF / PSSN dans l'Adamaoua Camerounais, pour a contribution à l'élaboration d'une stratégie de conservation de la biodiversité: Zones concernées: Tchabal Mbabo, Tchabal Ngandaba, Vallée du Mbéré . 2000 (French, cameroun-foret.com [PDF; 1.6 MB ; accessed on July 28, 2011]).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ World Database on Protected Areas - Vallée du Mbéré National Park (English)
2. ↑ ^{a b c} Décret N ° 2004/0352 / PM du 04 février 2004 portant création du parc national de la vallée du Mbéré Décret N ° 2004/0352 / PM  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was created automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (French)  
3. ↑ ^{a b} WWF Report, p. 18 (French)