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Explore 13 protected areas in Guinea, 13 rated across 10 categories

UNESCO World Heritage Site shared with Cote d'Ivoire, protecting the Mount Nimba massif which rises to 1,752 meters. Home to viviparous toads, duikers, and over 200 endemic plant species.

Mount Nimba

UNESCO Biosphere Reserve since 1980, originally classified as a nature reserve in 1932. Home to over 1,300 plant species and 500 animal species including forest elephants, chimpanzees, giant…

Ziama Massif

Guinea's newest and largest national park, created to protect the largest continuous population of critically endangered western chimpanzees in West Africa. Encompasses seven former classified…

Moyen-Bafing

One of West Africa's last significant stands of tropical dry forest along the Niger River. Contains the Mafou and Kouya core zones protecting savanna, forest, and diverse wildlife including…

Haut Niger

Montane forest at the southern end of the Simandou Range, part of the Greater Nimba Highlands. Contains Guinea's second highest peak at 1,656 meters with diverse habitats from lowland to montane…

Pic de Fon

Ramsar wetland site in the Kogon River Delta along the Atlantic coast near the Guinea-Bissau border. Estuarine complex of extensive mangrove forests and sandy intertidal zones supporting manatees and…

Iles Tristao

Significant classified forest in the Fouta Djallon highlands, now encompassed within the Moyen-Bafing National Park. Protects wooded savanna and gallery forest habitat for western chimpanzees.

Bakoun

One of Guinea's largest remaining lowland forests in the Guinee Forestiere region near the Liberian border. Seventy percent dense forest supporting chimpanzees, forest elephants, and diverse primate…

Diecke

Transboundary national park on the border with Senegal, adjacent to Niokolo-Koba National Park. Features savanna, woodlands, and gallery forests with chimpanzees, elephants, and roan antelopes.

Badiar

Transition forest rising to 1,210 meters between savanna and semi-deciduous dense forest. Spans 26 villages across six rural communes and is significant for biodiversity and carbon sequestration.

Mont Bero

Classified forest in the Fouta Djallon region featuring dense gallery forests, open woodland, and grassland with bamboo patches. Supports populations of western chimpanzees and is designated an…

Nialama

Classified forest in the southern Fouta Djallon near the Conakry-Kindia road. Features wooded savanna and grassland with gallery forest along tributaries of the River Badi. Designated a Key…

Grandes Chutes

Montane forest in the southeastern Fouta Djallon Highlands near Oure-Kaba. Characterized by dry montane forests and tall-grassed savanna, serving as a stronghold for endangered western chimpanzees…

National Parks in Guinea

Top 10 Parks in Guinea

Mount Nimba

Ziama Massif

Moyen-Bafing

Haut Niger

Pic de Fon

Iles Tristao

Bakoun

Diecke

Badiar

Mont Bero

Top Parks by Category

Top 10 Parks for Uniqueness in Guinea

Mount Nimba

Moyen-Bafing

Ziama Massif

Haut Niger

Iles Tristao

Pic de Fon

Badiar

Diecke

Bakoun

Mont Bero

Mount Nimba

Ziama Massif

Moyen-Bafing

Haut Niger

Pic de Fon

Iles Tristao

Bakoun

Diecke

Badiar

Mont Bero

Nialama

Grandes Chutes

Pinselli

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National Parks in Guinea

Top 10 Parks in Guinea

Mount Nimba

Ziama Massif

Moyen-Bafing

Haut Niger

Pic de Fon

Iles Tristao

Bakoun

Diecke

Badiar

Mont Bero

Top Parks by Category

Top 10 Parks for Uniqueness in Guinea

Mount Nimba

Moyen-Bafing

Ziama Massif

Haut Niger

Iles Tristao

Pic de Fon

Badiar

Diecke

Bakoun

Mont Bero

All Parks (13)

Mount Nimba

Ziama Massif

Moyen-Bafing

Haut Niger

Pic de Fon

Iles Tristao

Bakoun

Diecke

Badiar

Mont Bero

Nialama

Grandes Chutes

Pinselli

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