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Korup National Park was established in 1986 and it was the first and foremost national park of Cameroon. Initially the Korup National Park was designated as a forest reserve. The specialty of the park lies in its capacity to hold the maximum number of plant species other than any African rainforest. Korup National Park is located in the western Cameroon and lies against the Nigerian border. The rainforest stretches to an area of about 1259 square kilometer. The area of the Korup National Park receives large amount of rainfall and receives relatively low amount of sunshine.
Korup National Park houses the unique plant species “ Ancistrocladus korupensis” and this plant species is said to have the factors to fight against the life threatening HIV or AIDS. The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has undertaken the project of Korup National Park and it is the largest project under WWF.
Korup National Park of Cameroon is the very part of Korup project and the project also includes three forest reserves as well as a buffer zone for agricultural purpose. Other forest reserves are namely the Nita-Ali, Ejagham and Rumpi Hills respectively. Hence the Korup National Park is not an independent body and the project developers often face frictions with the adjacent villagers.
The Korup National Park always top the lists of tourist attraction of Cameroon due to its splendid collection of Flora and Fauna among other national parks of Cameroon.
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