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An International Perspective on Wetland Rehabilitation pp 43–53Cite as

Rehabilitation of Wetlands: An African Perspective

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Africa, the second largest of the world’s continents, straddles the equator, stretching from 30° north to 35° south. Its highest peak, Kilamanjaro, located just south of the equator, is 6,000 m high. The continent thus enjoys the full range of bioclimatic types from equatorial rainforest to permanent snow caps and deserts. With such a range, Africa supports an equally wide range of wetland types.

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Cowan, G.I. (1999). Rehabilitation of Wetlands: An African Perspective. In: Streever, W. (eds) An International Perspective on Wetland Rehabilitation. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4683-8_5

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