Status of national wetland inventories in Africa
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An analysis of wetland inventory undertaken in Africa was conducted during 1998/99. This was part of a global project to examine the extent of wetland inventory and provide best estimates of the extent of wetlands. The best estimate for Africa was a total area of wetlands estimated as ca. 123 000 000 ha, covering about 4% of the land surface. More than 85% of the area (ca. 107 500 000 ha) of these were inland wetlands, with less than 10% of the area (ca. 10 000 000 ha) described as marine/coastal wetlands and a further 5% (ca. 4 500 000 ha) described as manmade wetlands. However, very few countries had a comprehensive national wetland inventory and many had very little information available. Further, many information sources were inadequate with necessary information (eg dates, wetland types, summary detail) absent. It is also acknowledged that not all sources of information may have been obtained for this analysis and further sources may yet be identified. Many information sources were unpublished and others incomplete. Few inventories (25%) were undertaken by national governmental organisations. A list of recommendations for improving wetland inventory in Africa is presented.
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