Comoros - 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

Comoros hosts several flora and fauna species among the least studied, and the most threatened, in the Indian Ocean. According to available data, more that 33% of indigenous vascular plants are endemic, including 43 species of orchid, and 25% of bird species are endemic. Examples of endemic fauna include the Livingston fruit bat (Pteropus livingstonii), and the Comoros Island fruit bat (Roussettus obliviosus)... More »

Number and Extent of Protected Areas

Even with the richness of the varied habitats, there exists only one protected area in Comoros. Lake Boundouni on Mohéli was added to the Ramsar list in February 1995 as a humid zone of international importance.

National Biodiversity Strategy Action Plan

Major features of National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan

The National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan is broken down into four general strategic objectives, which are then subdivided into specific objectives and programmes. The general objectives are as follows: 1) to be acquainted with and promote knowledge of the national heritage (implementation of an environmental information system and a census and study of the national heritage); 2) To acquire effective legal tools, institutions and public services (development of an operational framework); 3) development of specialists and education and sensitization of the local population; 4) and to manage rationally, the national heritage of Comoros (conservation and evaluation of the national resources, research into alternative solutions to major issues and an active stand against pollution)... More »

Implementation of the Convention

Measures Taken to Achieve the 2010 Target

Regarding this issue, several activities, incentives and measures are mentioned in the Third National Report. A Marine Park in Mohéli was created and a study for the creation of a National Network for Protected Areas was carried out. Priority sites were identified and the creation of the network is reaching completion. In addition, two targets set by the government of Comoros are: to reduce the pressure on endemic species and resources, rare or vulnerable, on those where sustainable development is not applied, and where overexploitation is suspected; and to restore degraded ecosystems and encourage the reconstituting of endangered species... More »

Initiatives in Protected Areas

The projects enabling activities for biodiversity have led to a survey, which identified: the capabilities for supervision of studies on environmental impact assessment and the capabilities for creating new protected areas and elaboration of a sustainable management plan for biodiversity in the protected areas. There is currently a project for the creation of two new protected areas: Kartallah and Ntringui... More »

Initiatives for Article 8(j)

Very few studies on the traditional knowledge of the local communities exist, and the knowledge that is known, is transmitted orally from family to family. However, with the introduction of western values into the families, much of this knowledge is progressively disappearing. Up to now, there is no existing mechanism, nor regulatory legislature to foster and promote the effective participation of local communities in decision-making and other activities... More »

National Contacts

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Convention on Biological Diversity

Mr. Hachime Abdérémane	CBD Primary NFP
Mlle Moinahalima Assani	CBD Secondary NFP
M. Abdillah Issa	ICNP ABS NFP (ONLY)
Mr. Madi Abasse	GSPC NFP
Mr. Mohamed Ali Mlazahahe	Protected Areas NFP
Mlle Raissat Mohamed	CHM NFP

Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

Mr. Hachime Abdérémane	Cartagena Protocol Primary NFP
Mlle Moinahalima Assani	BCH NFP