Message des communautés gardiennes d'APACs au Sénégal pour la Journée internationale de la biodiversité : nous aussi, nous faisons partie de la solution

A statement by Natural Justice and the National Association of APACs (ANAPAC) advocating for the legal recognition of community-governed territories in Senegal, highlighting the Kawawana project as a successful model of local biodiversity management.

• Local communities in Senegal rely on biodiversity for food security, sustainable livelihoods, health, and cultural identity, and they use traditional knowledge and customary conservation methods to manage their territories.
• The Kawawana APAC in the commune of Mangagoulack, Casamance, serves as a national reference; established ten years ago by a fishers' association from eight villages, it covers nearly 10,000 hectares of river mangrove ecosystem and has received recognition from the Governor of Ziguinchor and the Regional Council.
• Many APACs in Senegal are threatened by the overexploitation of natural resources and lack the legal status necessary for communities to enforce management rules, leading the National Association of APACs (ANAPAC) to call for their recognition in Senegalese law.
• ANAPAC and Natural Justice request that local communities be closely involved in the development of Senegal's upcoming law on biodiversity and protected areas to ensure a flexible framework that preserves community governance autonomy.

APA

Martens, C. (2021). Message des communautés gardiennes d'APACs au Sénégal pour la Journée internationale de la biodiversité : nous aussi, nous faisons partie de la solution. Natural Justice. https://naturaljustice.org/message-des-communautes-gardiennes-dapacs-au-senegal-pour-la-journee-internationale-de-la-biodiversite-nous-aussi-nous-faisons-partie-de-la-solution/

Chicago

Martens, Claire. Message des communautés gardiennes d'APACs au Sénégal pour la Journée internationale de la biodiversité : nous aussi, nous faisons partie de la solution. Natural Justice, 2021. https://naturaljustice.org/message-des-communautes-gardiennes-dapacs-au-senegal-pour-la-journee-internationale-de-la-biodiversite-nous-aussi-nous-faisons-partie-de-la-solution/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |last1=Martens |first1=Claire |title=Message des communautés gardiennes d'APACs au Sénégal pour la Journée internationale de la biodiversité : nous aussi, nous faisons partie de la solution |publisher=Natural Justice |date=21 May 2021 |url=https://naturaljustice.org/message-des-communautes-gardiennes-dapacs-au-senegal-pour-la-journee-internationale-de-la-biodiversite-nous-aussi-nous-faisons-partie-de-la-solution/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{martens2021message, author = {Martens, Claire}, title = {{Message des communautés gardiennes d'APACs au Sénégal pour la Journée internationale de la biodiversité : nous aussi, nous faisons partie de la solution}}, publisher = {Natural Justice}, year = {2021}, month = may, url = {https://naturaljustice.org/message-des-communautes-gardiennes-dapacs-au-senegal-pour-la-journee-internationale-de-la-biodiversite-nous-aussi-nous-faisons-partie-de-la-solution/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }