ECOPAS, Governments of Niger, Burkina Faso, and Benin
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name
W Regional Park
Type
Natural
Criteria
vii, ix, x
Designated
1996 (20th session)
Reference no.
749bis
Region
Africa
Ramsar Wetland
Official name
Parc national du W
Designated
30 April 1987
Reference no.
355[1]
Ramsar Wetland
Official name
Parc National du W
Designated
27 June 1990
Reference no.
492[1]
Ramsar Wetland
Official name
Site Ramsar du Complexe W
Designated
2 February 2007
Reference no.
1668[1]
The W National Park (French: Parc national du W)[1] or W Regional Park (French: W du Niger) is a major national park in West Africa around a meander in the Niger River shaped like the letter W (French: double v). The park includes areas of the three countries Niger, Benin and Burkina Faso, and is governed by the three governments. Until 2008, the implementation of a regional management was supported by the EU-funded project ECOPAS (Protected Ecosystems in Sudano-Sahelian Africa, French: Ecosystèmes protégés en Afrique soudano-sahélienne). The three national parks operate under the name W Transborder Park (French: Parc Regional W).[2] The section of W National Park lying in Benin, measuring over 8,000 km2 (3,100 sq mi), came under the full management of African Parks in June 2020.[3] In Benin, W National Park is contiguous with Pendjari National Park which is also under the management of African Parks.
^ abcd"Parc national du W". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
^parc-w.net: Official site.
^"Benin Government Commits to Long-term Protection of W National Park in Benin".
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