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Niger |
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Location |
On the continent of Africa, inland, in the central northeastern region. |
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Embassy / Chancery in U.S. |
Ambassador Adamou Seydou, 2204 R street NW, Washington, DC 20008 |
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Agencies responsible for biological inventory and conservation |
Ministère du commerce, du transport et du tourisme, BP 480, Niamey, Niger |
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Non-governmental organizations concerned with conservation |
Bureau Regional du Burkina Faso (BRAO), BP 10933, Niamey, Niger Organisation Nigerienne de Volontaires pour la Preservation de l'Environnement – ONVPE |
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Major Natural Resources |
Like many of the other African countries, Niger's main natural resources include wildlife, forests, fish, minerals, and various mines. Much of their income comes from lumbering and fishing. |
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Major Environmental and Conservation Issues |
Also like many other countries in Africa, Niger is suffering from problems due to population growth. As Niger urbanizes and expands economically, deforestation is one main issue for them, as is desertification. Wildlife such as elephants, hippos, giraffes and lions are especially suffering from this and their numbers are quickly being diminished. |
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Statistics |
Information Sources |
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Land area |
1,226,700 Sq. km. |
www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/ng.html |
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Area of forest |
269ha |
www.wri.org/wri/sdis/ctr_std/cs-pdf/niger.pdf
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Area of wetlands |
220,000ha |
www.iucn.org/themes/ramsar/lib_dir_1_3.htm#niger |
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Area of territorial waters |
300 Sq. km. |
www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/ng.html |
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Population |
10,260,000 |
darwin.bio.uci.edu/sustain/h90/countries.html |
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Population Density |
8/ Sq. km. |
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Area protected (ha) (only areas >1000ha) at all IUCN levels |
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Fraction of land area protected (%) |
7.7% (8,416ha) |
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Major Protected Areas |
The W Area, 728,000ha of wildlife reserve, supports and protects 348 species of birds. |
endeavor.des.ucdavis.edu/mab/reservesincountry.asp?country=Niger |
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Endemic Species |
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Birds |
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Reptiles |
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Amphibians |
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Fish |
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Invertebrates |
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Plants |
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Endangered, Threatened and Vulnerable Species |
11 |
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Birds |
2 |
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Reptiles |
1 |
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Amphibians |
0 |
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Fish |
0 |
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Invertebrates |
1 |
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Plants |
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Extinct Species |
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World Conservation Monitoring Centre - Animal http://www.wcmc.org.uk/species/plants/geographic_table.htm |
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Birds |
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Reptiles |
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Fish |
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Species listed on CITES Appendix I |
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Species listed on CITES Appendix II |
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Legislation |
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Laws protecting endangered or threatened species |
348 birds are protected under the W Reserve, but not much else is. endeavor.des.ucdavis.edu/mab/reservesincountry.asp?country=Niger |
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Laws protecting endangered ecosystems |
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Signatory to CITES |
12/ 7/75 |
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Signatory to Ramsar Wetlands Convention |
8/30/87 |
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Signatory to Convention on Biological Diversity |
7/25/95 |
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Signatory to Migratory Bird Treaty |
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Member of International Whaling Commission |
No |
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Signatory to other international treaties designed to protect or manage biological resources |
1/19/96 UN Convention to Combat Desertification |
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Natural Resource Use |
Information Sources |
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Fisheries |
21,054,000 tons of freshwater and 16,931,000 tons of marine catch are brought in annually. |
www.wri.org/wri/sdis/ctr_std/cs-pdf/niger.pdf |
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Forestry / deforestation |
$1.9 in wood exports annually. Deforestation is becoming a problem, since the forests are being harvested too quickly. |
www.wri.org/wri/sdis/ctr_std/cs-pdf/niger.pdf |
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Ecotourism |
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Trade in wildlife products |
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Hunting |
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Other uses of natural resources |
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Human Impacts on Natural Resources |
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Air pollution |
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Water pollution |
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Development activities |
Development is causing deforestation and desertification. |
www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/ng.html |
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Introduced species |
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Legislation addressing these issues |
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Restoration and Reintroduction |
Information Sources |
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Programs for restoration of damaged habitat |
Ten years ago, the Guesselbodi project was started, which was meant to reverse the degradation of the forest resources. The plan was successfully put into place by the Niger Forest Service. |
Www.wri.org/biodiv/intl-05.html |
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Programs for ex situ conservation (captive breeding and reintroduction) of endangered species |
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Return to
Endangered Species Protection around the WorldPage compiled by Kay Fung as part of a class project in h90 "
The Science of Biodiversity and Conservation" (Peter J. Bryant, Instructor), University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA