Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park

The Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park (NNNP) covers over 4,000 square kilometers of contiguous lowland rainforest in the northern Republic of Congo. It is arguably the best example of an intact forest ecosystem remaining in the Congo Basin. The park has never been logged, contains no roads within its borders, and protects wildlife populations deep within its interior.

The HIFOR pilot project is within the park, which covers 423,000 hectares of predominantly high integrity tropical forest. Healthy populations of forest elephants and lowland gorillas rely on this area for habitat. Approximately 2,000 people live in nearby local communities who depend on nature-based economies for their livelihoods. The area is a key part of the Trinational Sangha, a transfrontier complex of protected areas and a UNESCO Natural World Heritage site.

Highlights

423K

ha of high integrity tropical forest

2,000

people living in local communities in the park periphery

11M

tons of CO2 absorbed in past decade

423K

ha of high integrity tropical forest

2,000

people living in local communities in the park periphery

11M

tons of CO2 absorbed in past decade

Climate benefits

Over the past 10 years the reserve is estimated to have absorbed over 11 million tons of CO₂, keeping the planet cooler than it would be without them.

Biodiversity benefits

Exceptionally large and healthy populations of forest elephants and western lowland gorillas, together with many other notable species such as slender-snouted crocodile, chimpanzee, forest buffalo, bongo antelope, leopard, African golden cat, and African grey parrot. Threats from ivory hunting and bushmeat hunting have been brought under control.

Socioeconomic benefits

Approximately 2,000 people are living in the two main villages in the wider landscape, and the park works closely with them. In the nearer of the two, more than 80% of households include somebody employed by the park.

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