Protected areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Published: June 15, 2009, 5:43 pm

Source: WDPA

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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:

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):

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