Ivory Coast’s Comoé park no longer endangered — lauded by Unesco
Kraków, Poland — Unesco said on Tuesday that it had decided to remove Ivory Coast’s Comoé National Park from its list of endangered world heritage sites after more than a decade of conservation efforts. Unesco’s World Heritage Committee made the announcement during its annual meeting, held this year in the southern Polish city of Kraków from July 2 to 12. "Populations of iconic species, such as elephants and chimpanzees that were thought to have disappeared from the site, are reproducing again and ... the state of conservation of habitats is now very positive," Unesco said in a statement. "Targets for fauna conservation have, in fact, been met and even surpassed," it added, while also lauding the Ivory Coast for its work to fight poaching. A world heritage site since 1983, the park is one of the largest protected areas in west Africa and is known for its diverse plant life. Unesco cited poaching, fires and over-grazing as causes for concern when it listed the park as endangered in 2...
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