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Dzanga-Sangha Special Reserve

Protected Area with Sustainable Use of Natural Resources

The Dzanga-Sangha Special Reserve is a protected area of tropical rainforest in the Congo Basin, in southwestern Central African Republic, covering about 6,865 square kilometres. Established in 1990, it surrounds Dzanga-Ndoki National Park, together forming the Dzanga-Sangha Complex of Protected Areas, and is part of the Sangha Trinational, a transboundary conservation area shared with Cameroon and the Republic of the Congo that was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2012. The reserve is renowned for its populations of forest elephants and western lowland gorillas.

Facts
Classification
Governance Type
Shared Governance 1
Realm
Terrestrial 1
International Designation
UNESCO World Heritage Site 1
Designation Category
Special Reserve 1
Established Year
1990 2
Area (sq km)
6865.54 2
Sources
1. Dzanga-Sangha Special Reserve (Wikipedia)
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  • Lead
    The Dzanga-Sangha Special Reserve is a protected area in southwestern Central African Republic, covering 6,865.54 km2 (2,650.80 sq mi) of tropical rainforest within the Congo Basin.
  • Source text, designation-category: Special Reserve
    The Dzanga-Sangha Special Reserve is a protected area in southwestern Central African Republic, covering 6,865.54 km2 (2,650.80 sq mi) of tropical rainforest within the Congo Basin.
  • Article text
    Since its creation, the reserve has been managed through cooperation between the government of the Central African Republic and international conservation organisations, notably the WWF.
  • Wikipedia lead extract, realm terrestrial
    The Dzanga-Sangha Special Reserve is a protected area in southwestern Central African Republic, covering 6,865.54 km2 (2,650.80 sq mi) of tropical rainforest within the Congo Basin.
  • entity-description, international-designation unesco-world-heritage-site
    Established in 1990, it surrounds Dzanga-Ndoki National Park, together forming the Dzanga-Sangha Complex of Protected Areas, and is part of the Sangha Trinational, a transboundary conservation area shared with Cameroon and the Republic of the Congo that was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2012.
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2. Wikidata: Dzanga-Sangha Special Reserve
  • Wikidata Q1138067, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata P2046 (area), preferred/latest rank
  • Wikidata Q1138067 P571 inception
  • Part Of: Central African Republic, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)
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Wikidata: Central African Republic
On Continent: Africa, Wikidata item for Central African Republic, property P30 (continent)View the Source
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