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The Guardian: The secret life of the Congo rainforest – in pictures

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March 07, 2025
The Guardian: The secret life of the Congo rainforest – in pictures
Using high-definition camera traps on trails in Congo’s Nouabalé-Ndoki national park, Will Burrard-Lucas, a photographer for the Wildlife Conservation Society, has captured Africa’s most elusive and rarely seen animals. The portfolio is accessible here. PDF version at this link.

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Tags: Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park, Celebration, Biodiversity


Pioneering Public-Private Collaboration Celebrates 25 Years of Biodiversity Conservation in the Republic of Congo

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August 05, 2024
Pioneering Public-Private Collaboration Celebrates 25 Years of Biodiversity Conservation in the Republic of Congo
An innovative public-private collaboration, the Peripheral Ecosystem Management Project (PROGEPP), is celebrating 25 years of protecting gorillas, elephants, and other wildlife and for empowering local communities.  Established in 1999, PROGEPP is a unique collaboration between the Ministry of Forest Economy, Olam Agri’s Wood Business - Congolaise Industrielle de Bois (CIB), and the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), which aims to work with communities for sustainable u...

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Tags: Policy & partnership, Periphery, Celebration


World’s First Key Biodiversity Area Identified Under Ecological Integrity Criteria in the Republic of the Congo

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June 24, 2024
World’s First Key Biodiversity Area Identified Under Ecological Integrity Criteria in the Republic of the Congo
As a result of a thorough process based on the Key Biodiversity Area (KBA) Standard, Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park, which has been under WCS management for over 30 years, has become the first site in the world to be recognized for its ecological integrity – a measure of the region's robust natural processes and resilience against disturbances. The KBA Standard, published by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), sets rigorous criteria for identifying sites th...

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Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park Celebrates 30 Years, as 2023 Marked First Year Without Any Elephant Poaching Detected

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January 31, 2024
Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park Celebrates 30 Years, as 2023 Marked First Year Without Any Elephant Poaching Detected
  Watch the Parks 30th Anniversary Video   The 30th Anniversary of Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park commemorates conservation achievements, despite increasing pressures. On this occasion, the Park ramps up tourism-oriented efforts with the unveiling of its new official website – https://ndoki.org – and marks this celebration with a special video. Republic of Congo’s Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park commemorates 30 years of conservation, science...

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Tags: Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park, Forest elephants, Celebration


One of the World’s Most Iconic Lowland Gorillas, Kingo, of the Republic of Congo, Has Died of Old Age

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January 06, 2024
One of the World’s Most Iconic Lowland Gorillas, Kingo, of the Republic of Congo, Has Died of Old Age
  Kingo, a Critically Endangered Western Lowland Gorilla, Inspired Three Decades of Conservation Watch a video on Kingo HERE Broll of Kingo Hi-Res Photos of Kingo One of the world’s most iconic lowland gorillas, Kingo, who was featured in international news media and inspired three decades of conservation, was found dead on Dec. 26, 2023. Lowland gorillas are listed as Critically Endangered by IUCN. Kingo's age is estimated to be 45 years. The cause of his deat...

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Tags: Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park, gorillas, Celebration


Community-Run African Reserve that Stores Almost a Billion Tons of Carbon Quietly Celebrates its 20th Anniversary

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October 28, 2021
Community-Run African Reserve that Stores Almost a Billion Tons of Carbon Quietly Celebrates its 20th Anniversary
As the world’s climate leaders gather in Glasgow for the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (CoP26), a little-known Community Reserve in the Republic of Congo – that stores almost a billion tons of carbon – quietly celebrates its 20th anniversary this month. The Lac Télé Community Reserve (LTCR), the only Community Reserve in Congo, protects the natural heritage of this exceptional place by the people who live there. The Wildlife ...

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Tags: Climate, Celebration, Lac Télé Community Reserve, Community conservation


In Memoriam to Marcel Ngangoue – A Defender of the Rights of Wildlife A Tribute by Richard Malonga, WCS Congo Director

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May 19, 2021
In Memoriam to Marcel Ngangoue – A Defender of the Rights of Wildlife A Tribute by Richard Malonga, WCS Congo Director
It is with a heavy heart I report the death of our Nouabalé Ndoki Park Warden, Marcel Ngangoue, who passed away on May 16th in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, after a short illness. Who was Marcel? After graduating as a technician in forestry, Marcel first worked for the Ministry of Water and Forests in the Likouala region of the Congo as a controller of logging concessions between 1991-1997. During this period, Marcel was more interested in working with logging companies than being a wi...

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Tags: Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park, Celebration, Wildlife protection


Meet Marcel Ngangoue, winner of the African Ranger Award

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December 12, 2019
Meet Marcel Ngangoue, winner of the African Ranger Award
  Marcel Ngangoue won the African Ranger Award 2019, which recognizes and supports the achievements and efforts of rangers working to combat the precipitous decline of Africa’s wildlife species due to poaching, habitat loss, and the illegal wildlife trade. Marcel got his start at NNNP as deputy to the Park warden at the time,, and then as the first anti-poaching leader for the Project for the Management of Ecosystems in the Periphery of the NNNP (PROGEPP), starting in ...

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Tags: Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park, Celebration, Wildlife protection


Three WCS Rangers Win “African Ranger Award”

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November 20, 2019
Three WCS Rangers Win “African Ranger Award”
Award is given by Alibaba Foundation and Paradise International Foundation WCS rangers working in Cameroon, Nigeria and the Republic of Congo are honored Rangers from 17 African nations awarded  Three WCS rangers have won the African Ranger Award, which recognizes and supports the achievements and efforts of rangers working to combat the precipitous decline of Africa's wildlife species due to poaching, habitat loss, and the illegal wildlife trade. The WCS reci...

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Tags: Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park, Celebration, Wildlife protection


Nouabale Ndoki National Park Celebrates its 25th Anniversary

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June 19, 2019
Nouabale Ndoki National Park Celebrates its 25th Anniversary
The Nouabalé-Ndoki Park, formed between WCS, the government of the Republic of Congo, and the local communities, is arguably the most advanced and demonstrably successful conservation models of its kind in Africa Park is managed by Nouabalé-Ndoki Foundation – a partnership between WCS and Congo Government Nouabale-Ndoki continues its long record of safeguarding wildlife – recent surveys show stable elephant and great ape numbers Park’s intact forests help buffer against c...

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Tags: Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park, Policy & partnership, Celebration, Biodiversity


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