Ocean LifeNGO
Nature Tropicale Guards Benin's Sea Turtles and Coastline
by Nature Tropicale ONG · HQ 🇧🇯 Benin
0hatchlings/yearBaby sea turtles released annuallyas of 2024-11-12 · may be outdated
0turtles/yearAdult sea turtles rescued annually by eco-guardsas of 2024-11-12 · may be outdated
0protected areasMarine protected areas established in Beninas of 2022-01-01 · may be outdated
Founded in Cotonou in 1995, Nature Tropicale ONG became the first Benin-based NGO admitted to IUCN membership in 2004 and has led the country's marine conservation work ever since. Its eco-guards patrol nesting beaches to protect olive ridley and leatherback sea turtles, releasing more than 20,000 hatchlings and rescuing over 450 adult turtles caught in fishing gear each year. The organization helped establish Benin's first two marine protected areas, Donaten and Togbin-Bouche du Roy, by January 2022, and works with more than 20 women's groups along the coast on environmental education and cleanup campaigns.