La Côte d’Ivoire dispose d’un important patrimoine naturel caractérisé par sa riche diversité biologique. Le réseau d’aires protégées sous la gestion de l’Office Ivoirien des Parcs et Réserves concentre 14 aires protégées représentatives des différents écosystèmes du pays. Ces aires protégées ont permis de conserver ce patrimoine naturel depuis plusieurs décennies. Dans sa vision permanente d’améliorer la gouvernance de ses aires protégées, la Côte d’Ivoire à travers l’OIPR, s’est engagée dans le processus Liste Verte des aires protégées et conservées de l’UICN depuis 2017. Dans cette phase pilote qui va se développer progressivement, les parcs nationaux de la Comoé et de Taï sont les premières aires protégées de la Côte d’Ivoire à s’engager dans le processus Liste Verte. Dans la mise en œuvre de ce processus Liste Verte, l’OIPR est accompagné par la GIZ, les associations des communautés locales des Universités et Centre de Recherche et la Fondations des Parcs et Réserves.
| Site Name | WDPA ID | Country | Region | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comoe National Park | 7523 | Côte d’Ivoire | West and Central Africa | Candidate |
| Tai National Park | 721 | Côte d’Ivoire | West and Central Africa | Candidate |
Expertise : Institutional development, Project management, Multidisciplinary and Transdisciplinary research, Scientific backstopping of research and development projects, Planning and implementation of conservation strategies, Design and implementation of Environmental Education Programs, Community empowerment.
I am Full Professor of Conservation biology at the Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan and Director General of the Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d’Ivoire. My work focuses on the management of natural resources and the conservation of large mammal species making the link between ecology, economy and culture for the empowerment of rural communities. With over 16 years of experience, I have won several international and national awards, including the 2009 Future for Nature Award (Netherlands), the 2012 Whitley Award for Nature Conservation (United Kingdom) and the 2015 National Research Award (Côte d’Ivoire). I am President of the African Primatological Society, Co-vice chair of the Africa Section of Primate Specialists Group (IUCN), member of several Committees of the International Primatological Society, member of the Hippopotamus Specialists Group (IUCN), member of the Regional Advisory Committee of the BIOPAMA program for West Africa, President of the EAGL Côte d’Ivoire (IUCN).
Djah François MALAN was born on February 12, 1974 in Côte d’Ivoire. He currently holds the position of senior lecturer at the Nangui Abrogoua University, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. He is a botanist specializing in the conservation and management of natural heritage in general and protected areas of international status (World Heritage, Biosphere Reserve) in particular. His current research revolves, essentially, around two major axes focused on phytodiversity: i) Perception, traditional uses and strategies for the conservation of plant diversity by local populations; ii) better knowledge, conservation and promotion of plant diversity. He is the author of several scientific works published in specialized journals and since 2011, member of the World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA / IUCN).
Dr Blaise KADJO field of expertise cover topics related to vertebrate’s conservation: Shrews, Rodent and bats ecology, biology and conservation; mammals census and parks management, Projects social and environmental impact studies.
Dr Blaise KADJO is Associate Professor at the Laboratory of Zoology and Animal Biology at the Félix HOUPHOUET-BOIGNY University (Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire) since 2015. He received his Ph.D in Animal Biology in 2000 at the Félix HOUPHOUET-BOIGNY University.
He also currently serves as Coordinator of the Natural Resources Management Program at the Ministry in charge of the Environment. During 2011, he was a visiting Associate Professor at the Museum of Natural History in Paris (France).
His research interests cover all the fields of small and large mammal’s studies and recently the impact of natural habitats degradation on animal diseases (zoonosis) transmission. Dr KADJO is also engaged in many animal protection programs.
He has published over 40 papers on Mammal’s Biology and Ecology, Mammal’s Management and Zoonosis. He has given numerous invited talks and tutorials and is a consultant in numerous studies in his country and abroad.
Expertise : Project management, Management of Protected Areas, Finance (Banking strategy, financial markets, asset management, fundraising strategy)
Dr. FANNY N’golo has over 20 years of experience in natural resource management. He successively held the following positions: Head of zoonoses and wild fauna service, then Director of the Abidjan Zoological Park in charge of the Parks and Zoological Stations of Côte d’Ivoire, then National Coordinator of the cross-border pilot project for the management of natural resources and wildlife. Currently, Dr. FANNY N’golo heads the Foundation for Coastal Parks and Reserves (foundation under Ivorian law) and the “Foundation for the Parks and Reserves of Côte d’Ivoire / FPRCI-UK (foundation under British law).
Dr. FANNY N’golo holds a DUES, DEA in Tropical Ecology, animal option and a PhD in Veterinary Medicine.
Involved in several conservation expert groups:
I’m a lecturer at the « Unité de Formation et de Recherche Sciences de la Nature (UFR SN) » of the « Université NANGUI ABROGOUA » since 2013. As a member of the Laboratory of Ecology and Sustainable Development (LEDD) of this University, I’m also the Director of the Ivoiro-German Research Station in Ecology of the Comoé National Park. My research and teaching activities deal with general ecology (structure, ecosystem dynamics and functioning), with a particular interest in intra- and interspecific interactions. Moreover, my education, my management position, and the experience of working for more than a decade in and around the ivorian protected areas, obviously made biodiversity conservation one of my major interests. As a PhD in ecology, biodiversity conservation, sustainable management of ecosystems and the ecosystem services they provide are the mainstays of my fields of expertise. In addition, since 2013, I conducted more than a dozen research and training projects. Finally, since my beginnings in research, I produced twenty publications in internationally recognized journals.
