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About the Project

Learn more about this initiative.

Our Project Partners

Reflecting the local, national, and regional levels of the project.

The World Heritage Sites Overview.

World Heritage Sites serve to protect and preserve cultural and natural heritage considered to be of outstanding value to humanity.

Democratic Republic of Congo: Salonga National Park.

Salonga National Park is Africa’s largest protected area, and is about the size of Belgium

Cameroon: Lobéké National Park and periphery.

Lobéké’s predominantly semi-evergreen forest has mostly never been logged, and is thus characterized by an enormous variety of plants and over 300 species of trees.

Central African Republic (Dzanga-Sangha Protected Areas)

The Dzanga-Sangha rainforest is the second largest on earth, covering over 6.919 million acres.

The Indigenous Communities

The Congo Basin is a politically unstable region, and the scene of sporadic armed conflict.

Situation of Indigenous Communities

Subject to repeated discrimination, exploitation, exclusion and violence, the indigenous peoples of the Congo Basin frequently face human rights abuses.

Legal Frameworks

An overview of the legal frameworks and strategies in place in the Congo Basin’s parks

Grievance Mechanisms

The mechanisms in place to support indigenous communities in advocating for their rights.

Our Latest News

Read our latest news articles and blog posts.

Galleries

View exclusive images from the parks.

Publications

Publications and other resources.

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About The Parks The Communities Grievance Mechanisms Partners Contact

From the Parks
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From the Parks
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- JOSEPH ITONGWA

- Anne-Marie SITAMON, Founding President of the MEFP

- Saint-Jérome SITAMON, MEFP
Coordinator

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From the ParksImage Gallery.

- JOSEPH ITONGWA

- Anne-Marie SITAMON, Founding President of the MEFP

- Saint-Jérome SITAMON, MEFPCoordinator

From the Parks
Image Gallery.

- Saint-Jérome SITAMON, MEFP
Coordinator