Environment of Ivory Coast
The Ivory Coast has more than 1,200 animal species—223 mammal, 702 bird, 125 reptile, 38 amphibian, and 111 fish species—and 4,700 plant species. It is the most biodiverse country in West Africa, but unlike other countries there, its diversity isn't concentrated along the coast, but rather in the rugged interior.[1]
The country of Côte d'Ivoire is located in West Africa.
Environment of Côte d'Ivoire
Protected areas
- Assagny National Park
- Banco National Park
- Comoé National Park
- Îles Ehotilés National Park
- Marahoué National Park
- Mont Nimba National Park
- Mont Péko National Park
- Mont Sângbé National Park
- Taï National Park
Treaties and international agreements
Côte d'Ivoire is party to the following treaties:
- Convention on Biological Diversity
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
- United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
- Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna
- Basel Convention on hazardous wastes
- United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
- Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter
- Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty on nuclear testing
- Montreal Protocol on ozone depletion
- MARPOL 73/78 on ship pollution
- International Tropical Timber Agreement, 1983
- International Tropical Timber Agreement, 1994
- Ramsar Convention on wetland conservation
Environmental issues
Children helping to clean beaches
See also
References
External links
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