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| Biosphere Reserve Information | ||||
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BOUCLE DU BAOULÉ |
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| General Description |
This biosphere reserve is situated in the West African Savanna, approximately 200 km northwest of Bamako in western Mali. The area (918,000 hectares) which is also designated as a national park comprises two biogeographic zones: the Sudano-Guinean zone to the south and the Sahelian zone to the north. Shrub savanna dominated by Combretum spp., changes into Isoberlinia savanna woodland in the south. Baoulé River is fringed by dense riverine forest. While vegetation in the south shows only few signs of degradation, vegetation in the north is suffering from effects of drought. One major threat to vegetation is also clearing for agricultural use. The area used to support many large mammal populations. However, they have been devastated due to heavy pressure from hunting and competition from livestock. In 1981, the livestock population was estimated to 13,500 zebus and 59,500 sheep and goats. Various ethnic groups live in the area: sedentary Kakolo, Sarkolés, Malinké and Bambara (farmers), the transhumant Peuhls and Maures and the Bozos (fishers). Depending on the season, between 78,300 and 150,000 people live in the biosphere reserve (1998). The land tends to be used for pastoralism in the north during the dry season and for agriculture throughout the area depending on the local rainfall conditions. |
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| Major ecosystem type | Tropical dry or deciduous forest | |||
| Major habitats & land cover types | Herbaceous steppes and grasslands; wooded savanna with Acacia spp.; bush savanna; Butyrospermum paradoxum savanna; gallery forests; cavities in rocky areas; riverine forest along river; Baoulé river bed; agroecosystems | |||
| Location | 13°10' to 14°30'N; 08°25' to 09°50'W | |||
| Area (hectares) | ||||
| Total | 2,500,000 | |||
| Core area(s) | 533,037 | |||
| Buffer zone(s) | 177,345 | |||
| Transition area(s) when given | 1,789,618 | |||
| Altitude (metres above sea level) | +300 (average) | |||
| Year designated | 1982 | |||
| Administrative authorities | Opération Parc National de la Boucle du Baoulé (OPNBB) | |||
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| Brief description |
Climatological monitoring Fauna Ecological monitoring Mapping the different biosphere reserve zones |
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| Specific variables... | ||||
| Abiotic | Climate, monitoring/methodologies. | |||
| Biodiversity | Ecology, fauna, methodologies. | |||
| Socio-economic | n.a. | |||
| Integrated monitoring | Mapping, planning and zoning measures/zonation. | |||
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| Contact address |
Bourama Niagate Directeur, Parc National et Réserve de la Biosphère - Boucle du Baoulé B.P. 275 BAMAKO Mali |
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| Telephone | (223) 222 24 98 | |||
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niagate@yahoo.fr |
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| Last updated: 3/4/2008 |
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