Côte d'Ivoire

WWF in Côte d'Ivoire: Our solutions

Curious children Taï village Ivory Coast

Protecting the largest undisturbed rainforest in West Africa

You could say we have a vested interest in Taï National Park. This World Heritage Site, the single-largest tract of undisturbed tropical rainforest in West Africa, was established in 1972 under the joint recommendation of WWF and IUCN.

Three decades later, WWF is still deeply involved in the Park, working with the government of Côte d’Ivoire and other partners. Right now, our priorities are:

To support the Directorate for the Protection of Nature for the monitoring of an ongoing conservation project

To strengthen environmental awareness among the neighbouring population

To define and implement an ecotourism development plan

New or updated projects

Modified: May 2008 - Started: Nov 2002

Decolvenaere sawmill, Ndeng, Cameroon. At Decolvenaere, a Belgian logging company seeking FSC certification, unskilled workers earn three times Cameroon's minimum wage.

Sustainable Forest Management and Certification

This project covers the work required to prepare a framework for certification of forest products in selected Western and Central African countries. C... » Read more

Modified: Mar 2008 - Started: Apr 2002

Agents going on patrol, Taï National Park, Ivory Coast.

Conservation of Taï National Park

Tai National Park in Côte d'Ivoire, a World Heritage Site, is the single-largest tract of undisturbed tropical rainforest in West Africa. The survival... » Read more

Modified: Feb 2008 - Started: Jul 2000

African/Forest elephant hybrid (Loxodonta africana/a. cyclotis) on their trail, Dzanga-Sangha Special Reserve, Central African Republic.

African Elephants Programme

WWF has supported elephant conservation since it was first established. However, until now, WWF has not developed a specific continent-wide programme ... » Read more

Modified: Nov 2007 - Started: Jul 2004

West Africa Forest Programme Office

This project supports the WWF Ghana Office based in Accra, Ghana. The role of the office is to oversee the development and coordination of the program... » Read more

Capacity Building on Sustainable Wildlife Use in High Conservation Value Forests in West Africa

Modified: Jul 2006 - Started: Jan 1999

Capacity Building for Conservation in Africa-Madagascar

WWF proposes to faciliate the design and delivery of a capacity building programme that will result in the evolution of an African environment in whic... » Read more