Cantanhez National Park is situated in the southern part of Guinea-Bissau, bordering Guinea-Conakry

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Coverage Areas

Covering an area of 1067 km2, the park includes the entire Cubucaré peninsula, surrounded by the estuaries of Rio Cacine and Rio Cumbidja.

The territory

Cantanhez National Park is characterized by coastal sub-humid old-growth forest blocks

Intermixed with mangroves, grassland, woodland, and various agricultural activities, such as cashew orchards, shifting cultivation, and mangrove swamp rice fields. 

Access non-traditional customers

Managed by the Institute for Biodiversity and Protected Areas (IBAP)