Natural Heritage
Our Protected Areas
Today the network of protected areas in the Democratic Republic of Congo includes 8 national parks, 63 hunting estates and reserves, 4 Botanical Gardens and 4 Zoological Gardens managed by the Congolese Institute for Nature Conservation (ICCN).
PRESENTATION OF THE PROTECTED AREAS OF THE DRC
“We keep the future”
THE COMMUNITY RESERVE
Protected area created on the initiative of a local community or an indigenous people, on all or part of its land or forests, with a view to ensuring the conservation and sustainable use of biological resources for the benefit of the said community or people.
The Green Corridor (CVKK)
Strategic importance :
This corridor is a pillar of the national ecological connectivity strategy. It aims to restore and maintain biological flows between the ecosystems of the Congo Basin.
Vision of the Supreme Conservative :
Driven by the vision of the Head of State, the Green Corridor symbolizes the commitment of the DRC as “Solution Country” in the face of climate change, reconciling the preservation of primary forests and the socio-economic development of the riparian populations.