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Mare aux Hippopotames, the Glossary

Index Mare aux Hippopotames

The Mare aux Hippopotames (Lake of Hippopotamuses) is a lake and national park in Burkina Faso, created in 1937 and designated in 1977 as the only UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in the nation.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 6 relations: Black Volta, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, Man and the Biosphere Programme, Ramsar Convention, UNESCO.

  2. 1937 establishments in Africa
  3. Biosphere reserves of Burkina Faso
  4. Important Bird Areas of Burkina Faso
  5. Lakes of Burkina Faso
  6. National parks of Burkina Faso
  7. Ramsar sites in Burkina Faso

Black Volta

The Black Volta or Mouhoun is a river that flows through Burkina Faso for approximately 1,352 km (840 mi) to the White Volta in Dagbon, Ghana, the upper end of Lake Volta. Mare aux Hippopotames and Black Volta are Burkina Faso geography stubs.

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Bobo-Dioulasso

Bobo-Dioulasso is a city in Burkina Faso with a population of 1,129,000; it is the second-largest city in the country, after Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso's capital.

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Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa.

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Man and the Biosphere Programme

Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB) is an intergovernmental scientific program, launched in 1971 by UNESCO, that aims to establish a scientific basis for the 'improvement of relationships' between people and their environments.

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Ramsar Convention

The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat is an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of Ramsar sites (wetlands).

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UNESCO

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO; pronounced) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) with the aim of promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture.

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See also

1937 establishments in Africa

  • Mare aux Hippopotames

Biosphere reserves of Burkina Faso

Important Bird Areas of Burkina Faso

Lakes of Burkina Faso

National parks of Burkina Faso

Ramsar sites in Burkina Faso

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mare_aux_Hippopotames