Comoé National Park

Côte d'Ivoire

Inscribed :1983 Criteria: N (ii) (iv)

Justification for Inscription:
Report of the 7th Session of the Committee

Brief description:
One of the largest protected areas in West Africa, this park is characterised by very great plant diversity. Due to the presence of the Comoé River, it contains plants which are normally only found much farther south, such as shrub savannahs and patches of thick rain forest.


State of Conservation Reports: 1999

Natural site datasheet from WCMC


Links with Partner Institutions:


http://www.unesco.org/whc/sites/227.htm
Update: 12/06/2000