Faunal Reserve in Chad and Chad Basin National Park in Nigeria. Faro National Park and Tchabal Mbabo National Park adjoin Nigeria's Gashaka-Gumti National Park and Kamatan, Kurmin Danki, and Seri areas. Korup National Park, Takamanda National Park, and Lake Ejagham adjoin Nigeria's Cross River National Park. Cameroon has three UNESCO-recognized biosphere reserves, Waza National Park, designated 1979, Benoué, designated in 1981, and Dja Faunal Reserve, designated in 1981. History Cameroon's first protected area in the northern part of the country was established in 1932 by the colonial administration of French Cameroon. The first forest reserve created was the Mozogo Gokoro Reserve on 12 June 1932 and the second in the same year was the Benue Reserve on 19 November 1932. The third reserve, the Waza Reserve was established on 24 March 1934, initially covering an area of which was extended in 1935 to cover ; this is one of the most popular reserves in the country. Cameroon became independent in 1960, and the national government retained the country's system of protected areas, and designated new ones. Until 1975, there were 9 protected areas with greater focus on the north than the south. Following the Earth Summit of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil in 1992, the number of protected areas increased substantially and were well distributed covering all the ten provinces of the country in widely differing topographic, climatic, hydrological and biological conditions. There are 20 protected reserves which include national parks, zoos, forest reserves and sanctuaries. The historical record of creation of various national parks/reserves (the figures in parenthesis indicate first date of establishment as a reserve and the second date indicates conversion into the park) are: Waza National Park (1934/-) Kalamaloue National Park (1947–1972) Mozogo-Gokoro National Park (1932–1970) Benue National Park (1932–1968) Faro National Park (1932–1980) Bouba.Ndjida National Park (1947–1968) Korup National Park (1962/ 1982) Dja Reserve (1950) Douala Edea Wildlife Reserve , in the Littoral area (1932) Lobeke Wildlife Park in 2000 Campo Wildlife Park (1932–2000) Kalfou Wildlife Park in 1933 Lake Ossa Forest Reserve in Littoral zone in 1968 Kimbi Forest Reserve in 1964 Santchou Forest reserve in 1968 Mbi Crater in 1964 Mengame Game Sanctuary in 2000 Mbayang Mbo Game Sanctuary in 2000 Mbam et Djérem in 2000 Boumba Bek Park in 2000 Lobeke Park in 2000 References Bibliography S.N. Stuart, Richard J. Adams, Martin Jenkins. 1990. Biodiversity in sub-Saharan Africa and its islands: conservation, management,