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[[West Africa]] > [[Liberia]] > [[East Nimba Nature Reserve]]
 
  
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= Summary =  <!-- An overview of the site, with a one sentence overview of each of the following sections. can include a site map -->
 
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* Western chimpanzees ([https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/15935/17989872 ''Pan troglodytes verus'']) are present in East Nimba Nature Reserve.
 
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* The size of the population is unknown.
 
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* The chimpanzee population trend is unknown.
 
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* This site has a total size of 135 km².
 
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* Key threats to chimpanzees are habitat loss due to iron ore mining and shifting agriculture, and poaching.
 
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* Flora and Fauna International, and Conservation International support Liberia’s Forest Development Authority in the protection of the site and implementation of conservation activities, focused mainly on education and awareness.
 
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* The site borders Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve in Guinea and Ivory Coast.
 
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= Site characteristics = <!-- A paragraph summary of physical and geographic aspects of the site, and a table of key information -->
 
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The ([https://www.fauna-flora.org/projects/implementing-effective-management-east-nimba-nature-reserve site]) is located in the north of Liberia, bordering Guinea and Cote d’Ivoire. East Nimba Nature Reserve was established in 2003 and covers part of the Mount Nimba Mountain range, which spans across Liberia, Guinea, and Cote d’Ivoire. The reserve borders Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve (UNEP-WCMC and IUCN 2019). In addition to the Western chimpanzee, other endangered and endemic ([http://www.liberianfaunaflora.org/east-nimba-nature-reserve-ennr species]) inhabit the site, including Jentink’s duiker (''Cephalophus jentinki''), Nimba otter shrew (''Micropotamogale lamottei''), Nimba flycatcher (''Melaenornis annamarulae'') and Nimba toad (''Nimbaphrynoides occidentalis'').
 
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'''Table 1: Basic site information for East Nimba Nature Reserve'''
 
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| Area            <!-- Please include units: km2/ha e.g 200ha    -->
 
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|135 km²
 
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| Coordinates
 
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|7.505333 N, -8.526389 W
 
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| Designation      <!-- National Park, Nature Reserve, etc.  -->
 
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|Nature reserve
 
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|Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane Forest
 
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[http://www.unitar.org/hiroshima/sites/unitar.org.hiroshima/files/Annex%201%20-%20IUCN%20Classification%20Schemes.pdf IUCN habitat categories]  [[Site designations]]
 
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= Ape status =  <!-- a text overview of ape status (population sizes, trends etc), followed by a table of specific surveys and results -->
 
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Chimpanzee survey data are not available for the site, but their presence in the reserve has been recorded (Tweh et al. 2014).
 
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'''Table 2: Great ape population estimates in East Nimba Nature Reserve'''
 
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|''Pan troglodytes verus''
 
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|2011-2012
 
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|present
 
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|East Nimba Nature Reserve
 
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|transect survey
 
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|Tweh et al. 2014
 
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Part of the nature reserve was severely degraded due to iron ore mining that occurred between 1962 and 1989 (CILSS 2016). The site has also been severely affected by deforestation; between 1974 and 2014, about half of its forest cover was lost (CILSS 2016). Bushmeat hunting in the area is also a key threat to chimpanzees (Bene et al. 2013).
 
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'''Table 3: Threats to great apes in East Nimba Nature Reserve'''
 
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!Specific threats    <!-- For specific threats, please use list of comma separated keywords from the list linked below -->
 
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|1. Residential & commercial development
 
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|2.1 Annual & perennial non-timber crops
 
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|slash-and-burn agriculture (CILSS 2016)
 
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|high
 
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|1969-1989
 
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|4.1 Roads & railroads
 
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|ongoing (2016)
 
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|5.1 Hunting & trapping terrestrial animals
 
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|high
 
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|high hunting and poaching rates have been reported in the Nimba mountain range in Liberia (Bene et al. 2014)
 
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|ongoing (2013)
 
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|influx of people fleeing areas of civil conflict during two civil wars, also resulting in a lack of law enforcement and increase in illegal logging and hunting (CILSS 2016)
 
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|1989-1996, 1999-2003
 
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|influx of people fleeing areas of civil conflict during two civil wars, also resulting in a lack of law enforcement and increase in illegal logging and hunting (CILSS 2016)
 
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Liberia’s Forestry Development Authority (FDA) is responsible for the protection and long-term management of East Nimba Nature Reserve. The site lies within the concession of an iron ore mining company, Arcelor Mittal Liberia (AML). In 2015, AML funded a ([https://www.fauna-flora.org/projects/implementing-effective-management-east-nimba-nature-reserve joint project]) with Flora and Fauna International to ensure the effective management of the site and provide technical support and capacity building (FFI). Conservation International (CI) also contribute to the protection of the site by providing environmental education and conservation awareness in nearby communities (FFI). As part of their livelihood improvement project, CI recruit Frontline Conservationists from local communities, who patrol and monitor the forests in exchange of a monthly stipend (CI 2016).
 
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'''Table 4: Conservation activities in East Nimba Nature Reserve'''
 
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|the site was designated as nature reserve in 2003 (UNEP-WCMC and IUCN 2019)
 
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|ongoing (2019)
 
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[[Conservation activities list (Junker et al. 2017)]]
 
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'''Table 5: Impediments reported for East Nimba Nature Reserve'''
 
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'''Table 6: Great ape behaviors reported for East Nimba Nature Reserve'''
 
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===Relevant datasets===
 
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= References =
 
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Bene, J.K., Gamys, J. & Dufour, S. 2013. A wealth of wildlife endangered in northern Nimba county, Liberia. International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, 2, 314–323.<br>
 
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CI. 2016. East Nimba Nature Reserve Forest Conservation Project. Online: https://www.daikin.com/csr/forests/project/pdf/report_liberia_e_201605.pdf <br>
 
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CILSS. 2016. Landscapes of West Africa- a window on a changing world. U. S. Geological Survey EROS, 47914 252nd St, Garretson, SD 57030, United States.<br>
 
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FFI. 2019. Implementing effective management of East Nimba Nature Reserve. Online: https://www.fauna-flora.org/projects/implementing-effective-management-east-nimba-nature-reserve <br>
 
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Tweh, C., Lormie, M., Kouakou, C.Y., Hillers, A., Kühl, H.S., Junker, J., et al. 2014. Conservation status of chimpanzees Pan troglodytes verus and other large mammals in Liberia: a nationwide survey. Oryx, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0030605313001191 <br>
 
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UNEP-WCMC and IUCN. 2019. Protected Planet: [East Nimba Nature Reserve in Liberia; The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA)/The Global Database on Protected Areas Management Effectiveness (GD-PAME)] [On-line], [08/2019], Cambridge, UK: UNEP-WCMC and IUCN. Available at: www.protectedplanet.net. <br>
 
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