Africa

Niger

• © UNESCO/J.W. Thorsell
• Flock grazing in the W biosphere reserve, Niger

The country is covered by the UNESCO Cluster Office in Bamako, Mali.

The first Transboundary Biosphere Reserve in Africa was established in 'W' in 2002. This huge area (3,122,313 km˛), shared by Benin, Burkina Faso and Niger, is jointly managed by the 3 countries and constitutes a good example of a functioning Transboundary Biosphere Reserve.

Below you can access the projects that are currently being implemented in the country within the framework of UNESCO’s Natural Sciences Sector.

People, Biodiversity and Ecology

- Biosphere Reserves (WNBRs)

- UNESCO-MAB / UNEP-GEF Regional Project on building scientific and technical capacity for effective management and sustainable use of biodiversity in dryland biosphere reserves in West Africa More

Earth Sciences

- Pan-African Network for a Geoscience Information System (PANGIS)

- The boundaries of the West African craton (IGCP, Project 485)

Renewable and Alternative Energies

- Solar Village Programme More