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Côte d'Ivoire
Conservation value of the Dodo Voluntary Nature Reserve (RNV), South West Ivory Coast (West Africa)
In Côte d'Ivoire, forest heritage in rural areas is facing considerable reconversion into agricultural land. This situation leads to the degradation of habitats and an increasing loss of biodiversity. To reverse the trend, the State is raising awareness about the creation of Voluntary Natural Reserves. However, this strategy cannot be accepted by all if the benefits of biological diversity in rural areas are not developed and known to all. The present study aims to assess the conservation value of the Dodo Voluntary Nature Reserve (RNV). To achieve this, the methodology used focused on surface inventory combined with itinerant inventory. The different types of vegetation encountered are fallow land, including savannas, dense forests, secondary forests and gallery forests. 242 species from 193 genera belonging to 70 families have been inventoried. The most diverse families in order of importance are Euphorbiaceae, Rubiaceae, Caesalpiniaceae, Annonaceae, Apocynaceae. The species of the Guineo-Congolese region (GC) are the most numerous. There are twenty-one (21) endemic species and 14 rare and/or endangered species. The abundance of species with special status and the presence of particular habitats give RNV HVC1 and HVC3 values.