Bili-Uéré protected area. Stretching along DRC’s northern border with the Central African Republic, the Bili-Uéré protected area comprises a mix of rainforest, savannah and wetland home to a ...

Over 200 Congolese and international NGOs have signed a widely circulated open letter ahead of COP26 calling on the DRC government to crack down on “illegal activities” in protected areas.

"DRC has an abundance of natural resources that it can exploit to meet its economic and development ambitions. Virunga and Salonga National Parks host many of these oil and gas blocks, meaning that ...

Map by Joel Masselink. The conflict has driven up the demand for charcoal ... wildlife, and protected areas of eastern DRC ...

WWF-DRC is recruiting the role of Protected Area Advisor (PA Advisor) for our programme to help us achieve our new ambitious goals, and build a future where people live in harmony with nature. We use ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) conflict-affected eastern provinces are home to numerous protected areas. These areas host unique biodiversity and a range of threatened species, such as ...

They found that six million square kilometers—or 32.8 percent—of the world’s protected areas face “intense human pressure,” as the study authors write.

The Republic of the Congo has created its first ever Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), supported by a research team including the University of Exeter and the Wildlife Conservation Society.