Understanding the conservation challenges of armed conflicts in protected areas: insights from the W-Arly-Pendjari Complex in Benin, Burkina Faso and Niger

Dode Heim Myline Houehounha; Cedric Vermeulen; Hugues Akpona; Simon Lhoest; Ange Mahougnon Tobada; Judicael Laly; Jean Huge

doi:10.1017/S0030605325101683

Understanding the conservation challenges of armed conflicts in protected areas: insights from the W-Arly-Pendjari Complex in Benin, Burkina Faso and Niger

Dode Heim Myline Houehounha^*
, Cedric Vermeulen
, Hugues Akpona
, Simon Lhoest
, Ange Mahougnon Tobada
, Judicael Laly
, Jean Huge

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Original language	English
Number of pages	11
Journal	Oryx
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605325101683
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 26 Mar 2026

Keywords

Armed conflict
Delphi technique
W-Arly-Pendjari Complex
West Africa
Biodiversity
Communities
Insecurity
Transboundary cooperation

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