Our Action

We Stand for Congo’s wildlife, ecosystems, and people.

The Congo is home to extraordinary wildlife, habitats, and culture. From sustaining the last stronghold of critically endangered Western Lowland Gorillas to providing crucial refuges for rare species of shark and ray, its ecosystems are among the richest and most significant for wildlife and nature in the world.

Protecting this astonishing biodiversity means saving wild places that sustain the local people, harbor natural resources, and mitigate global climate change.

More than 30% of the Reserve’s workforce are ecoguards, both state employees and contract workers

Zero poached elephants were detected between 2019 and 2023, with equal patrol efforts

Patrols lead to up to 30% more arrests of poachers when motivated by intelligence

While Congo committed to marine conservation and fisheries management in 2017, creating its 3 first MPAs in 2022, neighboring Gabon has become a model to follow in the region with the creation of 20 marine protected areas (MPAs) covering 26% of its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in 2017.

The deep-water substrate of the Mayumba-Conkouati-Douli transboundary complex supports important populations of large pelagic fish and cetaceans, via the biologically rich edge of the continental shelf, to the shallow waters of the continental shelf itself. Regional collaboration is essential to effectively protect the marine wildlife of both countries.

OUR INTERVENTION

01 NOUABALÉ-NDOKI NATIONAL PARK

We have forged an innovative Public-Private Partnership with the Congolese government in a shared endeavor to preserve one of Central Africa's richest and most pristine tropical forests, a UNESCO World Heritage natural site.

02 LAC TÉLÉ COMMUNITY RESERVE

We support local populations in the management of the largest swamp forest in the world, where wildlife and humans coexist, to promote the sustainable use of its natural resources in the long term.

03 PERIPHERAL AREA

We work beyond the protected area's boundaries in collaboration with extractive industries to consolidate conservation efforts, promote good natural resource management and ensure conservation benefits for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities.

04 CONGOLESE WATERS

We work to strengthen and support government and local actors to create and manage new marine protected areas, through a science-led actions and best practices and implement management plans to ensure the sustainability of Congo's fish stocks and marine biodiversity.

OUR STRATEGIES

STRENGTHENING COMMUNITIES

We work with and for Indigenous People and Local Communities, actively engaging them in our actions to promote the sustainable use of the resources on which they depend and to foster economic activities that respect their cultures.

APPLYING SCIENCE TO CONSERVATION

We champion scientific research and its practical application to enhance our knowledge of ecosystems and build best practice into our own operations and those of our extractive industry partners.

OPTIMIZING WILDLIFE PROTECTION

We actively combat wildlife crime in collaboration with the Congolese government, building up teams of qualified ecoguards, supported by high standards of training, and effective information and communication systems.

BUILDING CAPACITIES

We promote continuous growth of our teams through training to develop skills and reinforce capacity to respond effectively to today’s challenges.

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