Guinea - Overview

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Please note that this country profile has been prepared by the Secretariat on the basis of information provided in the NBSAP and national reports, but has not been reviewed by the Party concerned.

Status and Trends of Biodiversity

Overview

Home to several types of ecosystems, Guinea’s mountain peaks rise up to 1752m and constitute precious water reservoirs. As a result, the Moyenne Guinée region is considered to be the “water castle” of Western Africa. The country states that the dense humid forests have suffered a dramatic change in recent decades, declining from the original 14 million ha to only 700 000 ha in 1989... More »

Number and Extent of Protected Areas

Guinea’s protected area network is constituted of Ramsar sites, Classified Forests, Biosphere Reserves, Transboundary Protected Areas, Community Conservation Zones and Managed Natural Reserves. Overall, they cover approximately 17% of the national territory

National Biodiversity Strategy Action Plan

Major features of National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan

Guinea’s general vision emphasizes the need for public awareness of the value of biodiversity and commitment to its preservation in order to protect the well being of future generations. The strategy concentrates on four principal objectives: (1) the conservation of biodiversity (identification of its components, reduction of the pressures on biodiversity, in-situ and ex-situ conservation, monitoring system); (2) the sustainable use of biodiversity (sustainable sectoral practices, biotechnology and biosafety); (3) the measures for conservation and sustainable use (reinforcement of policies, development of legal instruments, collaboration between stakeholders, motivation system, integration of biodiversity in development planning, research, human and institutional capacity building, education and public awareness, integration of biodiversity concerns into environmental impact assessment, creation of a national coordination mechanism between biodiversity related conventions, financial support mechanism); and (4) international cooperation (reinforcement of sub-regional, regional and international cooperation)... More »

Implementation of the Convention

Measures Taken to Achieve the 2010 Target

Guinea has adopted various policies, strategies, programmes, plans and laws such as: the National Forestry Policy, the Village Communities Support Programme, the Poverty Reduction Strategy, the National Environmental Action Plan, the National Forestry Action Plan, the Mangrove Management Plan, the Pastoral Code and the Forestry Code... More »

Initiatives in Protected Areas

To repopulate protected areas, special reserves and animal sanctuaries have been established in the four natural regions of the country.

Initiatives for Article 8(j)

National capacity-building needs for the identification and valorisation of traditional knowledge, innovation and practices have been identified. In 2005, the government adopted a strategy for local community participation in the collection and dissemination of data concerning biodiversity and an inventory of the traditional ecological knowledge of artesanal fishermen was created... More »

National Contacts

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Convention on Biological Diversity

Mr. Maadjou Bah	CBD Primary NFP, SBSTTA NFP
M. Saïkou Sounounou Bah	CBD Secondary NFP
Mr. Mohamed Dialakoro Doumbouya	GSPC NFP
M. Daouda Kante	CHM NFP, ICNP ABS NFP (ONLY)
Mr. Aboubacar Oulare	Protected Areas NFP

Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

Mrs. Hawa Diallo	BCH NFP
Mme Safiatou Diallo	Cartagena Protocol Primary NFP