Northwestern Congolian lowland forests
The Northwestern Congolian lowland forests is a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion that spans Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, and the Central African Republic. It forms part of the larger Congolian rainforests region in Central Africa.A 2017 assessment found that 91,395 km², or 21%, of the ecoregion is within protected areas. 40% of the unprotected area is still forested. Protected areas include Boumba Bek National Park, Dja Faunal Reserve, Lobéké National Park, and Nki National Park in Cameroon, Dzanga-Ndoki National Park in Central African Republic, Dzanga-Sangha Special Reserve, Nouabale-Ndoki National Park, and Odzala-Kokoua National Park in Republic of the Congo, and Ivindo National Park, Minkébé National Park, and Mwangne National Park in Gabon.
Dzanga-Sanga, Dzanga-Ndoki, Nouabale-Ndoki, and Lobéké national parks and the Dzanga Sangha Special Reserve form the transboundary Dzanga-Sangha Complex of Protected Areas that extends across 4,589 km² of Cameroon, Central African Republic, and Republic of the Congo.
