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The Republic of Guinea is a coastal West African country that shares borders with Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, Mali, Côte d’Ivoire, Liberia and Sierra Leone. It has a total land area of 246,427 km² (UNEP-WCMC and IUCN 2019). Guinea has a population of 11,855,411, approximately 90% of them Muslim (July 2018, CIA World Factbook 2019). Based on topographic features four natural regions are being distinguished in Guinea: (i) Guinée Maritime or Basse-Guinée, in western Guinea, at the coast characterized by lowland plains and savanna ecosystems, (ii) Moyenne Guinée in the north-east dominated by the Fouta Djallon highlands with steep areas, savanna ecosystems and gallery forests, (iii) Haute Guinée in the east characterized by savanna plains, and (iv) Guinée Forestière in the south-east with some remaining rainforests and mountainous areas (Kormos et al. 2003). Guineas highest peak is Mout Nimba with an elevation of 1,752 m (CIA World Factbook 2019). Guinea features a diversity of habitat types from montane and lowland moist forests to dry savannas. Agricultural areas are also widespread. Due to the mountainous terrain many rivers have their source in Guinea (Kormos et al. 2003). Guinea has a high biodiversity including, leopard (''Panthera pardus''), lion (''Panthera leo''), hippopotamus (''Hippopotamus amphibius''), forest elephant (''Loxodonta africana''), the Micropotamogale of Mount Nimba (''Micropotamogale lamottei'', a shrew), the viviparous toad of Mount Nimba (''Nimbaphrynoides occidentalis''), and many primate species, such as Campbell’s guenon (''Cercopithecus campbelli campbelli''), Demidoff ’s galago (''Galagoides demidoff''), diana monkey (''Cercopithecus diana''), greater spot-nosed guenon (''Cercopithecus nicitans''), Guinea baboons (''Papio papio''), patas monkey (''Erythrocebus patas''), potto (''Perodicticus potto''), spot-nosed monkey (''Cercopithecus petaurista''), sooty mangabey (''Cercocebus atys atys''), and western red colobus (''Piliocolobus badius''). Guinea has designated two National Parks: Haut Niger and Badiar. Moyen Bafing National Park is in the final stages of designation. In addition, there is high-level protected areas ‘Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve’ and several classified forests.

The Republic of Guinea is a coastal West African country that shares borders with Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, Mali, Côte d’Ivoire, Liberia and Sierra Leone. It has a total land area of 246,427 km² (UNEP-WCMC and IUCN 2019). Guinea has a population of 11,855,411, approximately 90% of them Muslim (July 2018, CIA World Factbook 2019). Based on topographic features four natural regions are being distinguished in Guinea: (i) Guinée Maritime or Basse-Guinée, in western Guinea, at the coast characterized by lowland plains and savanna ecosystems, (ii) Moyenne Guinée in the north-east dominated by the Fouta Djallon highlands with steep areas, savanna ecosystems and gallery forests, (iii) Haute Guinée in the east characterized by savanna plains, and (iv) Guinée Forestière in the south-east with some remaining rainforests and mountainous areas (Kormos et al. 2003). Guineas highest peak is Mout Nimba with an elevation of 1,752 m (CIA World Factbook 2019). Guinea features a diversity of habitat types from montane and lowland moist forests to dry savannas. Agricultural areas are also widespread. Due to the mountainous terrain many rivers have their source in Guinea (Kormos et al. 2003). Guinea has a high biodiversity including, leopard (''Panthera pardus''), lion (''Panthera leo''), hippopotamus (''Hippopotamus amphibius''), forest elephant (''Loxodonta africana''), the Micropotamogale of Mount Nimba (''Micropotamogale lamottei'', a shrew), the viviparous toad of Mount Nimba (''Nimbaphrynoides occidentalis''), and many primate species, such as Campbell’s guenon (''Cercopithecus campbelli campbelli''), Demidoff ’s galago (''Galagoides demidoff''), diana monkey (''Cercopithecus diana''), greater spot-nosed guenon (''Cercopithecus nicitans''), Guinea baboons (''Papio papio''), patas monkey (''Erythrocebus patas''), potto (''Perodicticus potto''), spot-nosed monkey (''Cercopithecus petaurista''), sooty mangabey (''Cercocebus atys atys''), and western red colobus (''Piliocolobus badius''). Guinea has designated two National Parks: Haut Niger and Badiar. Moyen Bafing National Park is in the final stages of designation. In addition, there is the high-level protected area ‘Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve’ and several classified forests.