Volume 39, Issue 4, June 2023, Pages 1527–1545
Adama Gueye1, Ibrahima Sory Sow2, Cheikh Ibrahima Youm3, El Hadji Sow4, Mbemba Fabou Doumbouya5, and Cheikh Abdoul Kader Fofana6
1 Département de Géologie, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, Dakar-Fann, Senegal
2 Département d’Histoire, Faculté des Lettres et Sciences Humaines, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, Dakar-Fann, Senegal
3 Département de Géologie, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, Dakar-Fann, Senegal
4 Département de Géologie, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, Dakar-Fann, Senegal
5 Département de Géologie, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, Dakar-Fann, Senegal
6 Département de Géologie, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, Dakar-Fann, Senegal
Original language: English
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The Bamboung Community Marine Protected Area is located in the Saloum Delta Biosphere Reserve located in the estuarian part of the Sine-Saloum watershed, administrative region of Fatick. It was set up in 2004 with the aim of preserving marine biodiversity, rebuilding habitats and improving the living conditions of local communities. It was followed by the creation of six other Marine Protected Areas, including 2 in the Saloum Delta Biosphere Reserve. Based on our observations and the results of previous work, we have carried out an evaluation of the criteria retained by the authors for the creation of a geosite in this Marine Protected Area of Bamboung. Thus, the scientific value (representativeness, integrity, rarity and degree of scientific knowledge), ecological, cultural, touristic, socio-economic, scientific and educational values evaluated seem relevant to us. It benefits from a national and regional policy supported by international conventions. However, we recommend to modernize and improve tourist infrastructure, promote effective resource management mechanisms in the polarized area, prohibit or regulate the exploitation of shell middens and further explore the educational side by setting up a secure educational circuit.
Author Keywords: Geodiversity, biodiversity, cultural, touristic, socio-economics, scientific, educational.
Adama Gueye1, Ibrahima Sory Sow2, Cheikh Ibrahima Youm3, El Hadji Sow4, Mbemba Fabou Doumbouya5, and Cheikh Abdoul Kader Fofana6
1 Département de Géologie, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, Dakar-Fann, Senegal
2 Département d’Histoire, Faculté des Lettres et Sciences Humaines, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, Dakar-Fann, Senegal
3 Département de Géologie, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, Dakar-Fann, Senegal
4 Département de Géologie, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, Dakar-Fann, Senegal
5 Département de Géologie, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, Dakar-Fann, Senegal
6 Département de Géologie, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, Dakar-Fann, Senegal
Original language: English
Copyright © 2023 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
The Bamboung Community Marine Protected Area is located in the Saloum Delta Biosphere Reserve located in the estuarian part of the Sine-Saloum watershed, administrative region of Fatick. It was set up in 2004 with the aim of preserving marine biodiversity, rebuilding habitats and improving the living conditions of local communities. It was followed by the creation of six other Marine Protected Areas, including 2 in the Saloum Delta Biosphere Reserve. Based on our observations and the results of previous work, we have carried out an evaluation of the criteria retained by the authors for the creation of a geosite in this Marine Protected Area of Bamboung. Thus, the scientific value (representativeness, integrity, rarity and degree of scientific knowledge), ecological, cultural, touristic, socio-economic, scientific and educational values evaluated seem relevant to us. It benefits from a national and regional policy supported by international conventions. However, we recommend to modernize and improve tourist infrastructure, promote effective resource management mechanisms in the polarized area, prohibit or regulate the exploitation of shell middens and further explore the educational side by setting up a secure educational circuit.
Author Keywords: Geodiversity, biodiversity, cultural, touristic, socio-economics, scientific, educational.
How to Cite this Article
Adama Gueye, Ibrahima Sory Sow, Cheikh Ibrahima Youm, El Hadji Sow, Mbemba Fabou Doumbouya, and Cheikh Abdoul Kader Fofana, “Evaluation of The Bamboung Community Marine Protected Area (Senegal) as a geosite,” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 39, no. 4, pp. 1527–1545, June 2023.
