Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa
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Number of Protected areas
52
25
with management effectiveness evaluationsPolygons/Points ratio
94%
Polygons6%
PointsNumber of sources
| For International designations | 4 |
| For National designations | 6 |
| TOTAL | 10 |
Protected areas coverage (Ref 1 ↓ )
Area terrestrial
13.83%
coverage324,290 km2
Land Area Protected2,344,275 km2
Total Land Area48.97%
with management effectiveness evaluation158,806.0 km2
Area Assessed
Area marine
0.24%
coverage31 km2
Marine Area Protected13,265 km2
Total Marine Area100.0%
with management effectiveness evaluation31.0 km2
Area AssessedWarning: These statistics might differ from those reported officially by countries due to difference in methodologies and datasets used to assess protected area coverage and differences in the base maps used to measure terrestrial and marine area of a country or territory.
IUCN Management categories
| Management categories | Count | % |
|---|---|---|
| Ia | 1 | 1.92 |
| Ib | 1 | 1.92 |
| II | 10 | 19.23 |
| VI | 11 | 21.15 |
| Not Reported | 21 | 40.38 |
| Not Applicable | 8 | 15.38 |
Governance types
| Name | Governance type | Count | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal or national ministry or agency | 1 | 1.92 | |
| Not Reported | 49 | 94.23 | |
| Collaborative governance | 1 | 1.92 | |
| Government-delegated management | 1 | 1.92 |
National designations
11
| Categories | Count |
|---|---|
| Nature Reserve | 9 |
| National Park | 9 |
| Wildlife Reserve | 2 |
| Scientific Reserve | 1 |
| Biosphere Reserve | 3 |
| Reserve | 1 |
| Not Reported | 2 |
| Hunting Area | 10 |
| Primate Nature Reserve | 1 |
| Integrale Nature Reserve | 1 |
| Classified Forest and Community Reserve | 1 |
Regional designations
0
| Categories | Count |
|---|