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List of protected areas in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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The protected areas in the Democratic Republic of the Congo include national parks, biosphere reserves, wildlife reserves, nature reserves, scientific reserves, community reserves, and hunting reserves. These areas total 324,290 km², or 13.83% of the country's land area.[1] Several of the country's protected areas have been internationally designated as World Heritage Sites or biosphere reserves by UNESCO, or as wetlands of international importance under the Ramsar Convention.

National parks

(IUCN protected area category II)

Biosphere reserves

Wildlife reserves

Nature reserves

Scientific reserves

Community reserves

Hunting reserves

International designations

UNESCO biosphere reserves

Ramsar sites, wetlands of international importance

World Heritage Sites

  • Okapi Wildlife Reserve (13726 km²)
  • Salonga National Park (36,000 km²)
  • Virunga National Park (7900 km²)
  • Garamba National Park (4920 km²)
  • Kahuzi-Biega National Park (6000 km²)

References

  1. ^ UNEP-WCMC (2020). Protected Area Profile for Democratic Republic of Congo from the World Database of Protected Areas, June 2020. Available at: www.protectedplanet.net
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