Sangha Trinational

Sangha Trinational is a transboundary conservation zone of mostly forest landscape. It is centered along the Sangha river, a tributary to the Congo River.
The site is home to rare and endangered fauna species, including large ape populations such as the critically endangered Western Lowland Gorilla.
It is made up of three contiguous national parks:
- Lobéké National Park in Cameroon
- Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park in Congo
- Dzanga-Ndoki National Park in the Central African Republic.
Map of Sangha Trinational
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- Full Name
- Sangha Trinational
- Unesco ID
- 1380
- Country
- Cameroon Central African Republic Congo (Republic)
- Inscribed
- 2012
- Type
- Natural
- Criteria
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- Categories
- Natural landscape - Forest
- Link
- By ID
Site History
2012 Inscribed
2011 Referred
2011 Advisory Body overruled
IUCN had advised Deferral
Site Links
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Poaching: Excessive commercial poaching for bush meat and/or trophies may well constitute the single most important threat to TNS. Poaching for ivory remains a strong concern despite successful anti-poaching efforts, including across international boundaries.