Niger approved the creation of the Termit Tin Toumma National Nature and Cultural Reserve.
Supported by the French Fund for the Global Environment (Fonds Français pour l'Environnement Mondial) and the EU, CMS has coordinated the preliminary work for the designation of the Reserve.
8 March 2012: The Secretariat of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) has reported that the Government of Niger has approved the creation of the Termit Tin Toumma National Nature and Cultural Reserve, which now becomes one of the largest protected areas in Africa.
According to CMS, the area hosts threatened species, including the addax, the dama gazelle and the Saharan cheetah, as well as populations of Dorcas gazelle, Barbary sheep and Lappet-faced vulture. CMS has been active in supporting conservation activities in this area under the framework of the Sahelo-Saharan Megafauna Concerted Action.
Supported by the French Fund for the Global Environment (Fonds Français pour l’Environnement Mondial) and the EU, CMS has coordinated the preliminary work for the designation of the Reserve in cooperation with the Sahara Conservation Fund, the Royal Institute of Natural science of Belgium (Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique) and the Ministry of Water and Environment of Niger.