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===Africa=== [[File:Natural wonders topic image Victoria falls.jpg|thumb|[[Victoria Falls]]--National Parks in Zambia and Zimbabwe form a TBPA.]] ==== Transboundary World Heritage Sites ==== * [[Maloti-Drakensberg Park]] is a [[World Heritage Site]] on the border of [[Lesotho]] and [[South Africa]]. [[Sehlabathebe National Park]] in Lesotho and [[UKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park|uKahlamba Drakensberg Park]] form the core of the site.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/985|title=Maloti-Drakensberg Park|last=UNESCO World Heritage Centre|website=Whc.unesco.org|access-date=2018-01-26}}</ref> * [[Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls|Mosi-oa-Tunya/Victoria Falls]] is a World Heritage Site on the border of [[Zambia]] and [[Zimbabwe]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/509|title=Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls|last=UNESCO World Heritage Centre|website=Whc.unesco.org|access-date=2018-01-26}}</ref> * [[Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve]] is a World Heritage Site on the border of [[Ivory Coast|Côte d'Ivoire]] and [[Guinea]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/155/|title=Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve|last=UNESCO World Heritage Centre|website=Whc.unesco.org|access-date=2018-01-27}}</ref> * [[Sangha Trinational]] is a World Heritage Site on the borders of [[Cameroon]], the [[Central African Republic]], and the [[Republic of the Congo|Republic of Congo]]. [[Lobéké National Park|Lobeke National Park]], [[Dzanga-Ndoki National Park]], and [[Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park|Nouabale-Ndoki National Park]] in the respective nations comprise the core of the site, with additional forested buffer zones extending beyond the parks. A Trinational Monitoring and Action Committee provides ministerial level coordination between the nations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1380|title=Sangha Trinational|last=UNESCO World Heritage Centre|website=Whc.unesco.org|access-date=2018-01-26}}</ref> *[[Virunga Volcanoes Transboundary Conservation Area]] is a UNESCO World Heritage complex on the border of Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and Uganda.<ref name=tbpa2007 /> It is partially composed of Democratic Republic of Congo's [[Virunga National Park]], Uganda's [[Rwenzori Mountains National Park]] and [[Queen Elizabeth National Park]], and Rwanda's [[Volcanoes National Park]].<ref name=tbpa2007 /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/63|title=Virunga National Park|last=UNESCO World Heritage Centre|website=Whc.unesco.org|access-date=2018-02-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/684/multiple=1&unique_number=808|title=Rwenzori Mountains National Park|last=UNESCO World Heritage Centre|website=Whc.unesco.org|access-date=2018-02-16}}</ref> * [[W-Arly-Pendjari]] is a World Heritage Site on the borders of [[Niger]], [[Burkina Faso]], and [[Benin]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/749|title=W-Arly-Pendjari Complex|last=UNESCO World Heritage Centre|website=Whc.unesco.org|access-date=2018-01-26}}</ref> The site is also designated as a Ramsar wetland<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rsis.ramsar.org/ris/355|title=Parc national du W {{!}} Ramsar Sites Information Service|website=Rsis.ramsar.org|access-date=2018-02-09}}</ref> and a UNESCO biosphere reserve.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=http://www.unesco.org/new/en/natural-sciences/environment/ecological-sciences/biosphere-reserves/transboundary-biosphere-reserves/|title=Transboundary Biosphere Reserves {{!}} United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization|website=Unesco.org|access-date=2018-02-10}}</ref> ==== Transboundary Ramsar Wetlands ==== * [[Complexe Kokorou-Namga]] is a transfrontier Ramsar wetland between Burkina Faso and Mali.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last=Griffin|first=Pamela|date=January 2012|title=The Ramsar Convention: A new window for environmental diplomacy?|url=http://www.uvm.edu/ieds/node/941|journal=Institute for Environmental Diplomacy & Security @ the University of Vermont|volume=A1-2012-1|pages=6–12}}</ref> *[[Complexe Transfrontalier Lac Tele-Grands Affluents-Lac Tumba]] is a transboundary Ramsar wetland on the border of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ramsar.org/sites/default/files/documents/library/list_of_transboundary_sites.pdf|title=List of Transboundary Ramsar Sites|website=Ramsar.org}}</ref> *[[Niumi-Saloum]] is a transboundary Ramsar wetland on the border of Gambia and Senegal. It is composed of [[Niumi National Park]] in Gambia and [[Saloum Delta National Park|Delta du Saloum National Park]] in Senegal.<ref name=":0" /> * A transboundary Ramsar wetlands complex covers [[Lake Chad]], composed of sites in Niger, Chad, Nigeria, and Cameroon.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rsis.ramsar.org/ris/1072|title=Lac Tchad {{!}} Ramsar Sites Information Service|website=Rsis.ramsar.org|access-date=2018-02-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rsis.ramsar.org/ris/1134|title=Partie tchadienne du lac Tchad {{!}} Ramsar Sites Information Service|website=Rsis.ramsar.org|access-date=2018-02-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rsis.ramsar.org/ris/1749|title=Lake Chad Wetlands in Nigeria {{!}} Ramsar Sites Information Service|website=Rsis.ramsar.org|access-date=2018-02-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rsis.ramsar.org/ris/1903|title=Partie Camerounaise du Lac Tchad {{!}} Ramsar Sites Information Service|website=Rsis.ramsar.org|access-date=2018-02-09}}</ref> *[[Zone Humide du Moyen]] is a transfrontier Ramsar wetland on the border of Benin and Nigeria.<ref name=":0" /> ==== Transboundary Biosphere Reserves ==== *[[Delta du Fleuve Senegal]] is a transboundary UNESCO biosphere reserve crossing the border of Mauritania and Senegal.<ref name=":3" /> * Mono is a transboundary UNESCO biosphere reserve crossing the border of Benin and Togo.<ref name=":3" /> ==== Transboundary Conservation Complexes ==== * [[ǀAi-ǀAis/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park]] is a transboundary conservation complex on the border of Namibia and South Africa.<ref name=tbpa2007 /><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.peaceparks.org/tfca.php?pid=19&mid=1001|title=/Ai /Ais-Richtersveld Transfrontier Park|work=Peace Parks Foundation|access-date=2018-02-22}}</ref> * '''Chimanimani Transfrontier Park''' is a transboundary conservation area on the border of Mozambique and Zimbabwe, made up of Mozambique's [[Chimanimani National Reserve]] and Zimbabwe's [[Chimanimani National Park]]. * [[Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park]] is a transboundary conservation complex on the border of Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe. It is partially composed of Mozambique's [[Limpopo National Park]], South Africa's [[Kruger National Park]] and Zimbabwe's [[Gonarezhou National Park]] and Sengwe Corridor.<ref name=tbpa2007 /><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.peaceparks.org/tfca.php?pid=19&mid=1005|title=Great Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area|work=Peace Parks Foundation|access-date=2018-02-22}}</ref> *[[Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Conservation Area|Greater Mapungubwe]] is a transboundary conservation complex on the border of Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.peaceparks.org/tfca.php?pid=19&mid=1003|title=Greater Mapungubwe|work=Peace Parks Foundation|access-date=2018-02-22}}</ref> *[[Kavango–Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area|Kavango Zambezi]] is a transboundary conservation complex on the borders of Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe. It is the world's largest TBPA and encompasses the Mosi-oa-Tunya World Heritage site listed above.<ref name=tbpa2007 /><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.peaceparks.org/tfca.php?pid=19&mid=1008|title=Kavango Zambezi|work=Peace Parks Foundation|access-date=2018-02-22}}</ref> * [[Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park]] is a transboundary conservation complex on the border of Botswana and South Africa.<ref name=tbpa2007 /> * Kidepo is a transboundary conservation complex on the border of South Sudan and Uganda. It is composed of South Sudan's [[Kidepo Game Reserve]] and Uganda's [[Kidepo Valley National Park]].<ref name=tbpa2007 /> * Kilimanjaro is a transboundary conservation complex centered around Mount Kilimanjaro and on the border of Kenya and Tanzania. It is composed of Tanzania's [[Kilimanjaro National Park]], a UNESCO World Heritage site, and Kenya's [[Amboseli National Park]].<ref name=tbpa2007 /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/403|title=Kilimanjaro National Park|last=UNESCO World Heritage Centre|website=Whc.unesco.org|access-date=2018-02-21}}</ref> *[[Lower Zambezi - Mana Pools]] is a transboundary conservation complex on the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.peaceparks.org/tfca.php?pid=19&mid=1019|title=Lower Zambezi - Mana Pools TFCA|work=Peace Parks Foundation|access-date=2018-02-22}}</ref> * [[Lubombo Transfrontier Conservation Area]] is a transboundary conservation complex on the border of Mozambique, South Africa and Eswatini.<ref name=tbpa2007 /><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.peaceparks.org/tfca.php?pid=19&mid=1006|title=Lubombo Transfrontier Conservation and Resource Area|work=Peace Parks Foundation|access-date=2018-02-22}}</ref> * Malawi-Zambia TFCA is a transboundary conservation complex on the border of Malawi and Zambia. It crosses the border at multiple locations.<ref name=tbpa2007 /><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.peaceparks.org/tfca.php?pid=19&mid=1007|title=Malawi-Zambia TFCA|work=Peace Parks Foundation|access-date=2018-02-22}}</ref> *[[Niokolo Koba-Badiar]] is a transboundary conservation complex on the border of Guinea and Senegal.<ref name=tbpa2007 /> *[[Serengeti-Masai]] is a transboundary conservation complex on the border of Kenya and Tanzania.<ref name=tbpa2007 /> * A transboundary conservation complex crosses the border of Burkina Faso and Côte d'Ivoire. It is composed partially of a Ramsar wetland in Burkina Faso and the National Park of [[Comoé National Park|Comoe]] in Côte d'Ivoire.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rsis.ramsar.org/ris/1878|title=La Forêt Classée et Réserve Partielle de Faune Comoé-Léraba {{!}} Ramsar Sites Information Service|website=Rsis.ramsar.org|access-date=2018-02-09}}</ref> * The Global Transboundary Conservation Network's 2007 inventory lists additional TBPAs on the borders of: *# Liberia and Sierra Leone; *# Guinea and Liberia; *# Côte d'Ivoire and Liberia; *# Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana at three locations; *# Cameroon and Nigeria at two locations; *# Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea; *# Central African Republic and Sudan; *# Congo and Gabon; *# Democratic Republic of the Congo and what is now South Sudan; *# What is now South Sudan and Uganda; *# Kenya and Uganda; *# Kenya and Somalia; *# Burundi and Rwanda; *# Rwanda and Tanzania; *# Tanzania and Uganda; *# Tanzania and Zambia; *# Mozambique and Tanzania; and *# Angola and Namibia.<ref name=tbpa2007 /> [[File:Uvs nuur.jpg|thumb|[[Uvs Lake Basin|Uvs Nuur Basin]] is a TBPA in Mongolia and Russia.]]
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