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Ivory Coast builds a wall to protect endangered urban park

Masons work as they build a wall around Banco National Park in Abidjan, Ivory Coast May 18, 2022. Picture taken May 18, 2022. REUTERS/Luc Gnago

Concerned about illegal logging and pollution in Banco National Park in Ivory Coast's commercial capital Abidjan, authorities are erecting a concrete perimeter wall that they hope will preserve its distinctive ecosystem.

Banco spans more than 34 square km (13 square miles) of western Abidjan, making it the second biggest urban park in the world, behind only Rio de Janeiro's Tijuca National Park.

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