Minister in charge of the General Secretariat of the Government: The Marine Ecosystem of the Banc d’Arguin provides a Value estimated at around 8 billion ouguiyas per year
Nouakchott
The Minister in charge of the General Secretariat of the Government, Moctar Al Housseynou Lam said, at a public meeting held on Wednesday evening chaired by Deputy Eghlewah Ahdhana, that Parc National du Banc d’Arguin is currently classified under three international classifications: a wetland of international importance under the 1982 Ramsar Convention, a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1989, and a ‘Gift to the Earth’ by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) in 2001.
He highlighted the importance of the reserve in preserving biodiversity, scientific research, and the culture of Mauritanian society, as well as its economic role in renewing fish stocks, local development, and tourism, in addition to absorbing greenhouse gases.
He confirmed that the sector had implemented a series of measures in three areas: monitoring, supporting local development, and developing and supporting scientific knowledge, reviewing the reserve’s natural resources and what the sector had achieved in the aforementioned areas.
He noted the role played by the Arguin National Reserve at the national, regional and global levels, highlighting that the economic value of the services provided by the reserve’s marine ecosystem is estimated at around 8 billion ouguiyas per year, equivalent to 198 million euros per year.