Aïr and Ténéré National Nature Reserve

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Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves

UNESCO World Heritage Site
Map of Aïr and Ténéré Natural Reserves
Location	Aïr Mountains, Ténéré, Arlit Department, Niger
Includes	Aïr and Ténéré National Nature Reserve Aïr and Ténéré Addax Sanctuary
Criteria	Natural: (vii), (ix), (x)
Reference	573
Inscription	1991 (15th Session)
Endangered	1992 –
Area	7,736,000 ha (29,870 sq mi)
Website	http://www.cons-dev.org/consdev/niger/PARCAIR/ParcAir.html
Coordinates	18°N 9°E / 18°N 9°E / 18; 9
Aïr & Ténéré Natural Reserves in Niger

The Aïr and Ténéré National Nature Reserve is a national nature reserve in Niger. It includes several overlapping reserve designations, and is designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It covers both the eastern half of the Aïr Mountains and the western sections of the Ténéré desert. It has been identified by BirdLife International as an Important Bird Area.^[1]

The Aïr and Ténéré Natural Reserves UNESCO World Heritage Site was established in 1991, and designated as a site in danger in 1992. It was designated under criteria vii, ix, x, and is designated #573. The entire reserve covers 77,360 square kilometres (29,870 sq mi), which made it the second largest nature reserve in Africa, and the fourth largest in the world.^[2]

UNESCO's Aïr and Ténéré Natural Reserves include two parts:

Aïr and Ténéré National Nature Reserve

IUCN type IV^[3]

Established 1 January 1988

64,560 km²

Aïr and Ténéré Addax Sanctuary

Strict Nature Reserve IUCN type Ia

Established 1 January 1988

12,800 km²

References[]

• Jennifer Talbot. The Tuareg People and the Air Tenere Conservation and Development Project, Niger, West Africa. POPULATION-ENVIRONMENT DYNAMICS:TRANSITIONS AND SUSTAINABILITY, University of Michigan, 1998.

External links[]

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Air and Ténéré Natural Reserve.

• UNESCO World Heritage Site profile.
• UNEP-WCMC World Heritage Site datasheet