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Congolese Minister of Forest Economy and WCS Formally Launch Pilot High Integrity Forest Investment Initiative (HIFOR) Project

Press release

September 05, 2024
Congolese Minister of Forest Economy and WCS Formally Launch Pilot High Integrity Forest Investment Initiative (HIFOR) Project
To help finance the protection of the world’s remaining high integrity forests, Congo’s Minister of Forest Economy and WCS have launched on August 30 Africa’s first HIFOR project in Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park. HIFOR (the High Integrity Forest Investment Initiative) was created by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) to address the lack of market-based finance for tropical forests that retain high ecological integrity. Largely free from degradation, these forests pr...

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Tags: Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park, Climate, Policy & partnership, Sustainable finance, Forest


Republic of Congo Expands National Park to Include Gorilla-Rich, Unlogged Forest

Press release

February 10, 2023
Republic of Congo Expands National Park to Include Gorilla-Rich, Unlogged Forest
The “Djéké Triangle,”an unlogged forest rich in Critically Endangered western lowland gorillas, is now part of Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park. Inclusion of the 95 square kilometer (36 square miles) forest comes after more than 25 years of scientific research in the area, and an extensive community consultation to design a management plan that benefits both the local communities and wildlife. “The inclusion of the Djéké triangle into the park not only provides protection for th...

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Tags: Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park, Forest, Protected areas


New Analysis Pinpoints Most Important Forests for Biodiversity and Conservation Remaining in Central Africa

Science publication

August 11, 2020
New Analysis Pinpoints Most Important Forests for Biodiversity and Conservation Remaining in Central Africa
Sites in Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo, Gabon, Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea identified Analysis combines the most important places for biodiversity with areas where forests are still relatively intact Research will guide conservation efforts to focus on these places, and help forest management, infrastructure, and other land-use planning to avoid impacting biodiversity Read the Study A study by WCS and partners produced new analyses to pinpoint the most ...

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Tags: Conservation science, Forest, Biodiversity


Study Documents Impacts of Selective Logging and Associated Disturbance on Intact Forest Landscapes and Wildlife of Northern Congo

Science publication

July 15, 2019
Study Documents Impacts of Selective Logging and Associated Disturbance on Intact Forest Landscapes and Wildlife of Northern Congo
  Researchers find clear links between logging road incursion into Intact Forest Landscapes and elephant poaching A new study says that the tropical forests of Western Equatorial Africa (WEA) – which include significant stands of Intact Forest Landscapes (IFLs) – are increasingly coming under pressure from logging, poaching, and associated disturbances. The tropical forests of WEA are comprised of significant stands of IFLs, which are forest and associated mos...

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Tags: Forest, Protected areas, Wildlife protection


Chimps Are Losing Their Culture, Study Says

Science publication

March 07, 2019
Chimps Are Losing Their Culture, Study Says
Chimpanzees' complex cultures, including the use of tools and other behaviors, are being lost as human disturbance expands into previously wild areas, says a sweeping new paper published in the journal Science. The ten-year study, led by the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology and the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research, spanned 46 locations and 15 countries, providing the most complete description of chimpanzee culture to date. WCS, Lincoln Park Z...

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Tags: Conservation science, Forest, Chimpanzees