Mare aux Hippopotames Biosphere Reserve

UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, inscribed 1986, in Burkina Faso. The Mare aux Hippopotames Biosphere Reserve is located about 60 km north of Bobo-Dioulasso in Houet Province, south-west Burkina Faso. It is known for its freshwater lake (“mare”) with associated pools and marshes in the floodplain of the Volta Noire River, as well as for its gallery forests. The reserve contains a wide variety of biodiversity, especially near the lake after which it is named.