Togo Habitat Guide

Togo is located in western Africa, on the coast of the Bight of Benin, between latitudes 6 and 11N, and longitudes 0 and 2E and has as its neighbours the countries of Ghana, Burkina Faso and Benin. The country’s topography consists of gently undulating grasslands in north; hill country in the centre, a tableland in the south and low coastal plain with extensive beaches, lagoons and marshes. It has a 56 km coastline and stretches 540 km inland. Togo is one of most densely populated countries in West Africa.with an average of 66 people per sq km; that factor added to an apathetic official environmental policy has taken its toll on the ecology. The government has a comprehensive environmental code, but environmental policy is last on the priority list. This has resulted in all the once famous game parks depleted due to unhindered poaching and deforestation. Keran, Togo’s premier national park is left with virtually no wildlife – it once was a very famous reserve. Due to construction of a new port in Lome, many beaches have been submerged and a high rate of pollution compounds the problem to such a height that unless until the government takes some positive action soon, Toga is heading for an ecological disaster.