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Conservation in Equatorial Guinea

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 April 2009

Julia E. Fa
Julia E. Fa*
Affiliation:
Julia E. Fa, Centra de Ecología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 04510 DF
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Abstract

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Equatorial Guinea, the only Spanish-speaking country in tropical Africa, is an important enclave for wildlife. Because of its dire economic situation, the outcome of the withdrawal of colonial paternalism and 11 years of ruthless military dictatorship, the country sees the exploitation of its natural resources as the panacea to its financial deficit. The consequences for fauna and flora of the unchecked exploitation and uncontrolled opening of forest land for commercial logging will be enormous. Some protected areas have been decreed, but effective action to enforce new laws needs to be taken and the country lacks trained personnel and infrastructure.

Type
Research Article
Information
Oryx , Volume 26 , Issue 2 , April 1992 , pp. 87 - 94
Copyright
Copyright © Fauna and Flora International 1992

Footnotes

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MEDAMBIOS and Institute of Mediterranean Ecology, PO Box 438, Gibraltar.

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