293:. The Moloundou area has been described as "one of the richest rubber areas of Africa" and the Germans established a rubber making plant in the area. The park is located close to the borders with neighbouring Republic of Congo and Central African Republic, which is why the tri-national environmental initiative with the park and Dzanga-Sangha Forest Reserve and the Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park was made. The park covers 1,838.55 km (709.87 sq mi), and its altitude ranges from 300 m (980 ft) to 750 m (2,460 ft)
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Already in 1991, the WWF had conducted a biological assessment of the area and recommended that the Lobéké area be protected, recommending that the unexploited 40,000 hectares be expanded to encompass over 400,000 hectares. In
October 1999, the park was declared a National Park. In the same year the
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Lobéké is predominantly a semi-evergreen forest, most of which has never been logged. The forest is characterized by an enormous variety of plants. Dominant species include
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592:"Cameroon: Baka Losing Out to Lobéké and Boumba National Parks"
558:"Important Bird Area factsheet: Lobéké National Park, Cameroon"
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801:"Preparing for Cameroon – Lobéké National Park II"
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70:Location in Cameroon
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781:(in French). Unesco
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