Protected areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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June 15, 2009, 5:43 pm
Source: WDPA

Protected area highlights for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (January 31, 2008):

# of
Areas
Area
km2

Total Area of nationally recognized protected areas (% of the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Territorial Area)

66

286,344

12.2%

- Terrestrial (% of the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Territorial Area's Terrestrial Territorial Area)

66

286,332

12.2%

- Marine and Littoral Protected Area

1

13

Note that some protected areas include both terrestrial area and marine area

Nationally recognized protected areas greater than 1,000 km2

26

Nationally recognized protected areas greater than 10,000 km2

19


Wetlands of International importance (Ramsar Sites)

1

8,000

UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserves

3

2,827

International recognized areas of significance in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are:

|- style="background-color: #5d7b9d" ! scope="col" align="left" | Site Name ! scope="col" align="left" | Convention ! scope="col" align="left" |
Total
Area
(Hectares)
|-

Garamba National Park

World Heritage Site 492,000
Kahuzi-Biéga National Park World Heritage Site 600,000

Okapi Wildlife Reserve

World Heritage Site 1,372,625
Parc national des Virunga Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar) 800,000
Réserve forestière de Luki UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve 32,968

Salonga National Park

World Heritage Site 3,600,000
Vallée de la Lufira UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve 14,700

Virunga National Park

World Heritage Site 790,000
Yangambi UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve 235,000


The latest World Database on Protected Areas reports X nationally recognized protected areas in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Y more than in the summary above):

|- style="background-color: #5d7b9d" ! scope="col" align="left" | Site Name ! scope="col" align="left" | IUCN Designation ! scope="col" align="right" | Total
Area
(Hectares)
|-
Abumonbazi -
Azande Hunting Zone VI
Bakano Forest Reserve - 95,668
Basse Kando Hunting Zone VI
Beni (Oicha) Hunting Zone VI
Bili-Uere Hunting Reserve VI 600,000
Bombo-Lumene Hunting Reserve VI 700,000
Bomu Strict Nature Reserve Ib 1,067,100
Botende Hunting Zone - 982
Bukama Hunting Zone -
Bushenyi (Idjwi Island) Forest Reserve IV 4,100
Bushimaie Hunting Zone VI 60,000
Epi Hunting Zone -
Epulu Hunting Zone VI
Fizi Hunting Zone VI
Gangala-na Bodio Hunting Reserve VI 985,876

Garamba National Park

II 492,000
Gungu Hunting Zone - 380,000
Hoyo Mont Strict Nature Reserve Ia 20,000
Kahuzi-Biéga National Park II 600,000
Kalemie Hunting Zone -
Kalule Hunting Zone -
Kibali-Ituri Hunting Zone VI
Kisimba Ikobo Nature Reserve - 97,053
Kolwezi Hunting Zone -
Kundelungu National Park II 760,000
Lac Tumba-Lédira Reserve -
Libenge Hunting Zone -
Lomako Forest Reserve - 380,000
Lomami Lualaba Forest Reserve -
Lowa Forest Community Reserve - 39,260
Lualaba Hunting Zone VI
Luama Hunting Zone VI 343,500
Luama/Shaba Hunting Zone VI
Lubudi - Samppa Hunting Reserve VI 9,200
Lubutu Gorilla Reserve - 261,784
Lueba-Izeba Hunting Zone -
Luki Forest Reserve - 33,000
Luo Scientific Reserve Reserve - 50,072
Mai Mpili Forest Reserve -
Maika-Penge Hunting Zone VI 900,000
Maiko National Park II 1,083,000
Maniema Forest Reserve -
Marungu Mountains Reserve -
Masako Reserve - 2,105
Massif d'Itombwe Nature Reserve -
Mitwaba Hunting Zone -
Mondo Missa Hunting Zone VI 1,000,000
Mont Kabobo Nature Reserve -
Mulumbu Hunting Zone -
Mwanza Hunting Zone -
Mwekaji Hunting Zone -
Ngaenki -
Ngiri Reserve -

Okapi Faunal Reserve

II 1,372,625
Punia Gorilla Reserve - 387,841
Reserve d’Hippopotame de Mangai Hunting Zone VI 36,000
Rubi-Tele Hunting Zone VI 908,000
Rutshuru Hunting Reserve VI 100,000
Sakanya Hunting Zone -

Salonga National Park

II 3,656,000
Sankuru Natural Reserve - 3,057,000
Semliki-Kasenyi Hunting Zone -
Shaba Elephant Reserve -
Swa-Kibula Hunting Zone VI 140,000
Tayna Nature Reserve - 89,977
Ubundu Strict Nature Reserve Ib
Upemba National Park II 1,173,000
Usala Gorilla Reserve - 115,236
Utunda and Wassa Gorilla Reserve - 339,474
Uvira Reserve -

Virunga National Park

II 783,536
Wamba Scientific Reserve - 350,000
Yangambi forest and floral reserve Ia 250,000

330px-Garamba congo rep map.jpg Source: CIA World factbook

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(2009). Protected areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Retrieved from http://editors.eol.org/eoearth/wiki/Protected_areas_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo