---------- (1987). Coe, M. (1975). They are the source of 32 tributaries of the river Cavally (or Diougou) and of the Ya (or Nuon or Mami River in Liberia) which cut deep richly forested valleys. Since the mid 1990s it has been kept on the list due primarily to subsistence pressures and the intermittent presence of refugees.1980: Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve designated a Biosphere Reserve under the UNESCO Man & Biosphere Programme with a total area of 17,130 ha and a core protected area of 10,000 ha;1993: The Nimba Mountains Biosphere Reserve extended by three new strictly protected areas: an expanded Core Area (12,540 ha), the Déré Forest (8,920 ha) and the Bossou Hills (320 ha), plus a buffer zone (35,000 ha) and a transition area (88,280 ha) to a total area of 145,200 ha.Guinean Rain Forest (3.01.01) / West African Woodland Savanna (3.04.04).The Mount Nimba range is located at the intersection of the Republics of Guinea, Liberia and Côte d'Ivoire, at 7°32'N to 7°44’N and 8°20' W to 8°30' W.1943: A strict nature reserve was established in present day Côte d'Ivoire in French colonial West Africa as a 1980: The Guinean SNR area recognised as a Biosphere Reserve of 17,130 ha with the northern portion reserved for mining and the southern sector of 10,000 ha for conservation;1981: The Guinean SNR inscribed on the World Heritage List;1982: The Côte d'Ivoire SNR inscribed on the World Heritage List, making the total area 19,290 ha;1992+: The World Heritage site (WHS) was listed as In Danger because invasion by refugees, proposed iron-ore mining, subsistence pressures and inadequate management;1993: The WHS boundary was revised to 17,740 ha to exclude a 1,550 ha area of iron ore deposits included ‘in error’ in 1981; The Biosphere Reserve was enlarged to include the Forest of Déré and the Bossou Hills, a buffer zone and a transition area covering the upper Cavally River Basin in Guinea;2001/2: Two tri-national meetings held to initiate more effective transboundary cooperation;2002+: Western Côte d’Ivoire under rebel control, effectively halting management activity in the Ivorian portion of the WHS;2005: The Guinean SNR’s management agency’s authority extended to cover the Simandou massif, becoming CEGENS.Government, in Lola region. Sugiyama, Y. Mammiferes rongeurs (Muscardinides et Murides). The field research station of the Institute Français pour l'Afrique Noire (IFAN) is at the northern tip of the massif and has a long record of published research. La sacralité atemporelle des masques, statuettes et autres symboles est imprimée ou gravée en relief sur des stylos en laiton et acier trempé, ornés de dorures et motifs variés.
Schnell, R. (1952). Activities of the Nimba Research Committee. Les formations herbeuses montagnardes des monts Nimba (Ouest africain).
Sugiyama, Y., Koman, J. 1000-2000 ha of the range would be affected and some 800 ha of the range would be fully transformed by the proposed mine, estimated to produce 600 million tonnes of iron ore with an annual production of 30 million tonnes of ore and 80 million tonnes of waste. In 2004 SMFG provided FFI with \$25,000 to launch restoration efforts of the Déré Forest. Updated 5-1989, 9-1989, 3-1990, 3-2003, 10-2005, 4-2008, 10-2010, May 2011.© 2017 International Union for Conservation of Nature and UN Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre As early as 1978 a 20-volume feasibility study was prepared for mining the high grade ore under the northern peaks, Pierré Richaud and Mt. The iron-rich quartzite underlying the range, especially the northernmost peaks of Pierré Richaud and Mt. Current plans propose to mine deposits found in the northern part of the ridgeline, potentially lowering the ridge by 300m over a distance of two kilometres. Sempéré, contains an estimated 600 million tons of high quality (66+%) iron-ore.
Biological investigations of the Nimba Range, Liberia. Ecology of a mountain: first report on Liberian Nimba. In 1993 Guinea accepted the recommendation by an expert mission led by the World Heritage Centre of a corrected boundary which would ensure the site's integrity. Sempéré. Mount Nimba (5,748 feet [1,752 metres]), the highest mountain in the region, is located at the borders of Guinea, Liberia, and Côte d’Ivoire. ---------- (1987). Habitat destruction is a major threat, principally through slash and burn farming and the ensuing fires set by farmers to clear farmland for pasture, also by logging to clear more land. Current exploration activities involve significant efforts to avoid these problems (UNESCO/IUCN, 2007) CEGENS’s institutional structure, management, staff and resources are not adequate to cope with the monitoring and patrolling needed for effective surveillance in Guinea and to ascertain the status of the wildlife (IUCN, 2008). (1979). 13. Once a mine is operational, SMFG will contribute at least \$500,000 per year towards conservation and integrated development of the area (J. Suter, M. le Directeur, Station Scientifique des Monts Nimba, S/C IDNSRT, BP 561, Conakry, Guinea.Division of Inheritance, National Directorate of Culture, Ministry for Youth & Culture, B.P.262, Conakry.Direction des Parcs Nationaux et Réserves Analogues, Ministère des Eaux et Forêts, BPV178, Abidjan.The principal source for the above information was the original nomination for World Heritage status.Adam, J. & Kabala, D.(1988). Nimba (Curry-Lindahl, pers. Population dynamics of wild chimpanzees at Bossou, Guinea, between 1976 and 1983. ---------- (1968). In the dry season hundreds of grazing cattle invade the Guinean part of the World Heritage Site.Another potential threat is from the large-scale mining of iron ore. Mining from the 1963-1992 did enormous damage to the Liberian part of the range until civil war caused activity to cease. The undermining of Mount Nimba.
Il est riche en minerai de fer.Dans son prolongement, au sud-ouest, se trouve le mont Richard-Molard (env. Whereas many species were described for the first time at Nimba, some of which are presumed endemic, they have not been searched for elsewhere.There are twelve patrol stations in the Reserve which are used to monitor various environmental parameters. ---------- (n.d.).