Aïr and Ténéré National Nature Reserve


The Aïr and Ténéré National Nature Reserve is a national nature reserve in Niger. It includes several overlapping reserve designations, and is designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It covers both the eastern half of the Aïr Mountains and the western sections of the Ténéré desert. It has been identified by BirdLife International as an Important Bird Area.
The Aïr and Ténéré Natural Reserves UNESCO World Heritage Site was established in 1991, and designated as a site in danger in 1992. It was designated under criteria vii, ix, x, and is designated #573. The entire reserve covers, which made it the second largest nature reserve in Africa, and the fourth largest in the world.
UNESCO's Aïr and Ténéré Natural Reserves include two parts:
;Aïr and Ténéré National Nature Reserve
;Aïr and Ténéré Addax Sanctuary