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Okapi Wildlife Reserve
Proportion of the area of the contribution comprising Key Biodiversity Areas: 36.9%
The Okapi Wildlife Reserve, a UNESCO World heritage Site located in the Ituri region in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is one of the most intact and biodiverse forests in Central Africa. It has high species endemism (15%), the second largest forest elephant population in the country, and is a stronghold for the endemic okapi, a forest giraffe. The region still boasts abundant populations of of 14 species of forest ungulate including 6 duiker species, 15 species of primates including eastern chimpanzees, 58 species of fish, 376 species of birds and over 2,500 known plant species.
Potential conservation benefits in saving biodiversity
Potential reduction of species extinction risk resulting from threat abatement actions
Absolute value (STAR)
4.7% of the total biodiversity conservation potential of Democratic Republic of the Congo is covered by this project.
5.5% of Africa's biodiversity conservation potential is from Democratic Republic of the Congo.
19.5% of global biodiversity conservation potential is from Africa.
The chart below represents the relative disaggregation of the selected contribution's total potential opportunity for reducing global species extinction risk through taking actions to abate different threats to species within its boundaries. The percentages refer to the amount of the total opportunity that could potentially be achieved through abating that particular threat.