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Grébouo 1 Sacred Grove (GFG)
Southwestern Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
Active but desecrated
Single grove
- Location
- Southwestern Côte d'Ivoire
- Coordinates
- ~4.9°N 7.0°W
- Age / Founded
- Traditional
- Status
- Active but desecrated
- Deity & Religion
- Local ancestral/traditional deities; taboo-based
- Community & Guardians
- Native villagers (4 villages) + Ivorian & West African migrants
- Vernacular name
- Forêt sacrée
- Record type
- Single grove
Cultural practices & uses
Holy place + resource supply; taboos vs burning/hunting/cutting/pollution
Plant species
Forest resources (rarefying)
Biome & fauna
West African Upper Guinean forest
Threats & protection
Desecration as traditional beliefs erode; resource depletion
Source
Kouassi et al. 2019, European Scientific Journal 15(5):178, DOI 10.19044/esj.2019.v15n5p178