UNESCONational Park
Banc d'Arguin
Mauritania
MauritaniaGreater flamingo · Dalmatian pelican
See parkRestored after the ecological collapse caused by the Diama dam in the 1980s, by artificially reintroducing seasonal flooding
Area
160 km²
Designated in
1991
Region
West Africa (Senegal River delta)
Established in 1991, Diawling was created as a direct response to the ecological collapse of the Senegal River delta after the Diama dam was built in the late 1980s, which removed the natural regime of seasonal flooding on which the whole ecosystem depended. Since its declaration the park has put in a system of sluice gates to simulate those lost floods artificially, a pioneering case of active hydrological restoration in an African protected area.
Ecosystems found in Mauritania, where Diawling lies.
Which other parks are like this one?
Same country: Mauritania
Same type of protected area: National Park
Same type of protected area: National Park
Based on what we already know about this park.
Share your experience visiting Diawling, or a tip for other travellers.
Be the first to comment.
Climate
Arid / desert
Threatened:,,,,
Same type of protected area: National Park
South Africa
Kenya
