WWF projects in the Congo River Basin forests

Region-wide

Modified: Nov 2008 - Started: Jul 2006

Signboard in Gamba with WWF name, signaling the beginning of a protected area where there are elephants. Gabon.

Gamba-Conkouatie Forest Landscape Programme

Building on the progress of WWF and its partners over the past 3 years, CARPE funding over the next 5 years will assist the government of Gabon (GoGa... » Read more

Modified: Sep 2008 - Started: Jul 2000

African/Forest elephant hybrid (Loxodonta africana/a. cyclotis) on their trail, Dzanga-Sangha Special Reserve, Central African Republic.

African Elephants Programme

WWF has supported elephant conservation since it was first established. However, until now, WWF has not developed a specific continent-wide programme ... » Read more

Modified: Nov 2006 - Started: Jan 2004

Pygmy woman of the BaAka tribe making a basket. Central African Republic and Cameroon.

Poverty Alleviation Programme

The Central Africa Forests and Poverty Alleviation Programme (CAFPAP) is developed within the framework of the Natural Livelihood Resources and Povert... » Read more

Cameroon

Modified: Nov 2008 - Started: Jan 1998

African elephant at Lobeke National Park.

Jengi Initiative

WWF’s Jengi project is ambitious. The area is situated at the extreme south-east corner of Cameroon and covers a total surface area of about 2.7 milli... » Read more

Modified: Oct 2008 - Started: Jan 2003

Young woman working in the area of the Campo Ma’an national park. Cameroon.

Conservation of the Campo-Ma'an Landscape - Kudu-Zombo

Since 2003, WWF has been supporting the Cameroon government in the management of the Campo-Ma’an national park and the acquisition and sustainable man... » Read more

Modified: Sep 2008 - Started: Nov 2002

Decolvenaere sawmill, Ndeng. At Decolvenaere, a Belgian logging company seeking FSC certification, unskilled workers earn 3 times Cameroon's minimum wage. Cameroon.

Sustainable Forest Management and Certification

This project covers the work required to prepare a framework for certification of forest products in selected Western and Central African countries. C... » Read more

Central African Republic (CAR)

Modified: Sep 2008 - Started: Jul 2000

African Elephants Programme

WWF has supported elephant conservation since it was first established. However, until now, WWF has not developed a specific continent-wide programme ... » Read more

Modified: Jul 2008 - Started: Jul 1987

Pygmy of the BaAka tribe. Women gatherers with collecting baskets move through the forest. Central African Republic and Cameroon.

Conservation of Tropical Forests

The Dzanga-Sangha project represents the Central African Republic government authority over the Dzanga-Sangha Protected Area complex. This authority ... » Read more

Improving Livelihoods of People Living within the Dzanga-Sangha Special Reserve

Congo-Brazzaville

Modified: Nov 2008 - Started: Jul 2006

Gamba-Conkouatie Forest Landscape Programme

Building on the progress of WWF and its partners over the past 3 years, CARPE funding over the next 5 years will assist the government of Gabon (GoGa... » Read more

Modified: Sep 2008 - Started: Jul 2000

African Elephants Programme

WWF has supported elephant conservation since it was first established. However, until now, WWF has not developed a specific continent-wide programme ... » Read more

Modified: Nov 2006 - Started: Jan 2004

Poverty Alleviation Programme

The Central Africa Forests and Poverty Alleviation Programme (CAFPAP) is developed within the framework of the Natural Livelihood Resources and Povert... » Read more

Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

Modified: Oct 2008 - Started: Jan 2007

Eco-Makala: Plantation of Fuel Wood around Virunga National Park for the Population of Goma

The Eco-Makala project aims to supply the population of Goma with sustainable energy sources, reducing rural poverty and providing protection for Viru... » Read more

Modified: Sep 2008 - Started: Jan 2005

Miombo woodland. Miombo plant communities are dominated by trees belonging to the family Caesalpiniaceae, and characterized by Brachystegia and Julbernardia species. North Eastern Zambia.

Conservation of the Miombo Ecoregion

The project addresses the nexus involving agriculture, livelihood needs and poverty with varying impacts on the ecosystems such as the Miombo. The ... » Read more

Modified: Sep 2008 - Started: Jul 2000

African Elephants Programme

WWF has supported elephant conservation since it was first established. However, until now, WWF has not developed a specific continent-wide programme ... » Read more

Gabon

Modified: Nov 2008 - Started: Aug 1990

Conservation of the Gamba Protected Area

The project aims to safeguard the Gamba Protected Area Complex's original and representative ecosystems and maintain biodiversity in harmony with sust... » Read more

Modified: Nov 2008 - Started: Feb 1989

Tropical rain forest. Vegetation on riverbank - moist forest of the Western Congo Basin at the edge of Minkebe Reserve. Gabon.

Minkebe Forest

Since 1997, with funds from DGIS (Netherlands Development Cooperation) and CARPE (USAID), WWF has undertaken the Minkebe Conservation Project together... » Read more

Modified: Nov 2008 - Started: Jul 2006

Gamba-Conkouatie Forest Landscape Programme

Building on the progress of WWF and its partners over the past 3 years, CARPE funding over the next 5 years will assist the government of Gabon (GoGa... » Read more