Burkina Faso
Forêt classée de la mare aux hippopotames
The Hippo Pond of Bala is a vast freshwater lake that sees high numbers of migratory birds and is home to some 100 hippopotamuses. The surrounding landscape is made up of Sudano-Guinea savanna. Bala Lake is already protected as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve and a RAMSAR wetland.
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Official Information
- Full Name
- Forêt classée de la mare aux hippopotames (ID: 6938)
- Country
- Burkina Faso
- Status
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On tentative list 2026
Site history
History of Forêt classée de la mare aux hippopotames
- 2026: Revision
- Renomination of Mare aux Hippopotames de Bala (2011-2026)
- 2011: Added to Tentative List
- Added to tentative list
- Type
- Natural
- Criteria
- ix
- x
Links
- UNESCO
- whc.unesco.org
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UNESCO.org
- whc.unesco.org — whc.unesco.org
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- Community Category
- Wildlife habitat: Fauna
- Natural landscape: Rivers, Wetlands and Lakes
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