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Welcome to the PND virtual library. Download here numerous publications on the history of the Park, its biodiversity, its functioning, its activities… This documentation constitutes the living memory of the Diawling National Park, and make it possible to trace all the activities planned in the Annual Work Plans in accordance with the logical framework of the Park Development and Management Plan. If necessary, you can contact us to provide you with additional documents or information.
Development and Management Plan (PAG) of the PND
PND activity reports
Study reports & scientific publications
IVV – Assessment of ecosystem services in Diawling National Park, Mauritania
16th June 2022
By providing multiple benefits such as clean air and water, productive soils, protection against extreme weather conditions and erosion, health benefits and solutions to climate change, natural wealth of Africa is an important asset that contributes significantly to the well-being of the continent […]
IVV – Executive summary: Africa’s Protected Natural Assets – Diawling National Park, Mauritania
August 1, 2021
By providing multiple benefits such as clean air and water, productive soils, protection against extreme weather conditions and erosion, health benefits and solutions to climate change, natural wealth of Africa is an important asset that contributes significantly to the well-being of the continent […]
WACA – Feasibility study for the restoration and development of the mangroves of the lower delta of the Senegal River, right bank
28th May 2021
As an interface between the terrestrial and marine environments, mangroves perform a triple function of protection, nutrition and fertilization of the coastal environment and the species that inhabit it (David, Cillaurren and Caillaud, 1990). Coastal environments today constitute an exceptional object whose state, evolution and changes must be analyzed […]
From the PND to the Transboundary Biosphere Reserve: games of scale to the test of sustainable development in the lower delta of the Senegal River
1th January 2011
The Diawling National Park (PND) was created in 1991 in the lower Mauritanian delta of the Senegal River, in response to environmental and socio-economic degradation, following the construction of the additional Diama dams downstream and Manantali upstream. Its positive impact on this space has grown, thanks to the restoration of ecosystems then […]
Nesting of the lesser flamingo in Aftout Es Saheli
March 1, 2010
The Diawling National Park, central core of the Transfrontier Biosphere Reserve (RBTDS) undertook investigations on February 26, 2008 on flamingos in order to identify their potential nesting sites in the RBTDS. Both species of flamingos (Phoenicopterus minor and Phoenicopterus ruber) have been observed, but only the greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus […]
IUCN – Economic evaluation of a wetland: the case of Diawling, Mauritania
1th January 2009
This study focuses on the evaluation of the main economic values generated by the restoration of the Diawling National Park (PND) in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, a wetland of international importance, through an estimation of the direct uses of the area under the influence of the park, or approximately 55 hectares. The restoration project is the story of a […]
Memory – The PND in the process of sustainable development of the lower delta of the Senegal River
1th January 2004
The development of the Senegal River basin by its riparian states organized within the framework of the Organization for the Development of the Senegal River (OMVS) has fundamentally changed the natural environment of the river since the beginning of the nineties by the the establishment of two large dams located, one upstream and the other downstream. This […]
IUCN – Restoration of the Senegal River delta in Mauritania: an application of the ecosystem approach
1th January 2003
This work describes the ecosystem approach used for the rehabilitation of the lower delta of the Senegal River in Mauritania. It analyzes the management measures implemented by the Diawling National Park since its creation. It can be considered as a complementary work to Pirot et al. (2000) insofar as its main objective […]
Thesis – Hydrological scenarios and development models downstream of a large dam
September 7, 2001
Duvail, Stéphanie (2001). Hydrological scenarios and development models downstream of a large dam: Water uses and resource sharing in the Mauritanian delta of the Senegal River. View the thesis by clicking here
The PND (Mauritania): Hydraulic infrastructure for the restoration of a flood plain and the creation of an artificial estuary
1th January 1998
The hydrology of the lower delta of the Senegal River has been completely modified by the commissioning of the Diama dam and its annexed dikes. This has had considerable ecological and social impacts. The article describes the hydraulic infrastructures built and their mode of operation as part of the implementation of the master development plan […]