The Pongo River or Rio Pongo is a river that flows into the Atlantic Ocean near Boffa , Guinea . Its source is located in Fouta Djallon . The surrounding area has also been known as "Pongoland" or "Bongo Country".
5-414: The estuary has been designated as a Ramsar site since 1992. The 30,000 ha site mainly consists of mangrove forest and intertidal mudflat habitats. African manatees are present. The site has also been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports significant populations of waterbirds . Rio Pongo became a significant area for the setting up factories in
10-575: A river in Guinea is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Ramsar site A Ramsar site is a wetland site designated to be of international importance under the Ramsar Convention , also known as "The Convention on Wetlands", an international environmental treaty signed on 2 February 1971 in Ramsar, Iran , under the auspices of UNESCO . It came into force on 21 December 1975, when it
15-526: The transatlantic slave trade . Sir George Collier listed 76 surnames of families involved in the slave trade in 1820. He was commodore of the British West Africa Squadron between 1818 and 1821 and as such organised anti-slaving patrols up the Pongo River and other surrounding areas. Part of the plot of the historical novel Anthony Adverse – and the film made on it – is chiefly set on
20-581: The Pongo River, in the last years of the 18th century and the first years of the 19th. The book's eponymous protagonist – an adventurous and highly capable young man – arrives from Cuba and in a brief time takes personal control of slave trading along the river. He amasses a considerable personal fortune, but at the price of becoming increasingly corrupted. Finally being sickened by slaving, he departs for other adventures in other continents. 10°3′N 14°4′W / 10.050°N 14.067°W / 10.050; -14.067 This article related to
25-551: Was ratified by a sufficient number of nations. It provides for national action and international cooperation regarding the conservation of wetlands, and wise sustainable use of their resources. Ramsar identifies wetlands of international importance, especially those providing waterfowl habitat . As of October 2024 , there are 2,521 Ramsar sites around the world, protecting 257,317,367 hectares (635,845,060 acres), and 172 national governments are participating. The non-profit organisation Wetlands International provides access to
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