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[[Central Africa]] > [[Republic of the Congo]] > [[Ogooué-Leketi National Park]]
 
[[Central Africa]] > [[Republic of the Congo]] > [[Ogooué-Leketi National Park]]
  
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<div style="float: right">{{#display_map: height=190px | width=300px | scrollzoom=off | zoom=5 | layers= OpenStreetMap, OpenTopoMap|-2.228976 , 14.344131 ~[[Ogooué-Leketi National Park]]~Gorilla gorilla gorilla, Pan troglodytes troglodytes}}</div>
 
* Central chimpanzees (''Pan troglodytes troglodytes'') & Western lowland gorillas (''Gorilla gorilla gorilla'') are present in Ogooué-Leketi National Park.
 
* Central chimpanzees (''Pan troglodytes troglodytes'') & Western lowland gorillas (''Gorilla gorilla gorilla'') are present in Ogooué-Leketi National Park.
 
* The population sizes are unknown.
 
* The population sizes are unknown.
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* Conservation activities are not documented.
 
* Conservation activities are not documented.
  
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= Site characteristics = <!-- A paragraph summary of physical and geographic aspects of the site, and a table of key information -->
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= Site characteristics =
  
 
Ogooué-Leketi National Park is located in the Republic of Congo, bordering [[Batéké Plateau National Park]] in Gabon. Together, the two parks form a transboundary protected area that covers over 5,500 sq.km (Dasgupta 2018). Ogooué-Leketi is part of the Batéké Plateau landscape, which is formed by a unique patchwork of savannas on sandy hills, dense forest that includes some trees taller than 60 m, and flooded forests along rivers (BirdLife International 2021, Dasgupta 2018). In 2009, the IUCN identified the region where the site is found as a priority conservation area for the protection of the critically endangered western lowland gorilla and the endangered central chimpanzee (Dasgupta 2018). The site is home to several threatened species, some of which are endemic; for example, the park has at least six species of rare savanna plants that are specialists of the Kalahari Sands, which forms the Batéké Plateau (Dasgupta 2018). Other species occurring at the site include the African forest elephant, forest buffalo, red river hog, mandrills, bush duiker, side-striped jackal, and several bird species (Dasgupta 2018). Since 2007 the area has been of high importance for bird conservation (BirdLife International 2021).
 
Ogooué-Leketi National Park is located in the Republic of Congo, bordering [[Batéké Plateau National Park]] in Gabon. Together, the two parks form a transboundary protected area that covers over 5,500 sq.km (Dasgupta 2018). Ogooué-Leketi is part of the Batéké Plateau landscape, which is formed by a unique patchwork of savannas on sandy hills, dense forest that includes some trees taller than 60 m, and flooded forests along rivers (BirdLife International 2021, Dasgupta 2018). In 2009, the IUCN identified the region where the site is found as a priority conservation area for the protection of the critically endangered western lowland gorilla and the endangered central chimpanzee (Dasgupta 2018). The site is home to several threatened species, some of which are endemic; for example, the park has at least six species of rare savanna plants that are specialists of the Kalahari Sands, which forms the Batéké Plateau (Dasgupta 2018). Other species occurring at the site include the African forest elephant, forest buffalo, red river hog, mandrills, bush duiker, side-striped jackal, and several bird species (Dasgupta 2018). Since 2007 the area has been of high importance for bird conservation (BirdLife International 2021).
  
 
'''Table 1. Basic site information for Ogooué-Leketi National Park'''
 
'''Table 1. Basic site information for Ogooué-Leketi National Park'''
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|Species
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|Gorilla gorilla gorilla, Pan troglodytes troglodytes
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|Area
 
|3,500 km²
 
|3,500 km²
 
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|Coordinates
 
|Coordinates
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| -2.228976 S, 14.344131 E
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|Lat: -2.228976 S , Lon:  14.344131 E
 
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|Designation
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|Type of site
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|National Park
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|Protected area (National Park)
 
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|Subtropical/tropical moist lowland forest, savanna, subtropical/tropical swamp forest
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|Subtropical/tropical moist lowland forest, Savanna, Subtropical/tropical swamp forest
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= Ape status = <!--An overview of ape population status (population sizes, trends, etc.), followed by a table of specific surveys and results -->
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[https://www.iucnredlist.org/resources/habitat-classification-scheme IUCN habitat categories] [[Site designations]]
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= Ape status =
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'''Table 2. Ape population estimates in Ogooué-Leketi National Park'''
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'''Table 2. Ape population estimates reported for Ogooué-Leketi National Park'''
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|''Gorilla gorilla gorilla''
 
|''Gorilla gorilla gorilla''
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= Threats =
  
 
The site was designated as a National Park after three logging concessions that overlapped with the site were closed down. From 2013 to 2016 logging had expanded into the proposed park area. Logging companies are still active around the periphery of the park (Dasgupta 2018). The roads and bridges that the logging companies had built to access the site have facilitated commercial bushmeat hunting (Dasgupta 2018). Hunting is a major threat to the park's wildlife (Dasgupta 2018).
 
The site was designated as a National Park after three logging concessions that overlapped with the site were closed down. From 2013 to 2016 logging had expanded into the proposed park area. Logging companies are still active around the periphery of the park (Dasgupta 2018). The roads and bridges that the logging companies had built to access the site have facilitated commercial bushmeat hunting (Dasgupta 2018). Hunting is a major threat to the park's wildlife (Dasgupta 2018).
  
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'''Table 3. Threats to apes in Ogooué-Leketi National Park'''
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'''Table 3. Threats to apes reported for Ogooué-Leketi National Park'''
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|1. Residential & commercial development
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|2 Agriculture & aquaculture
 
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|Unknown
 
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|Unknown
 
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|4 Transportation & service corridors
 
|4.1 Roads & railroads
 
|4.1 Roads & railroads
 
|Present, but threat severity unknown
 
|Present, but threat severity unknown
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|Roads and bridges built by logging companies in the past facilitate access to the forest for hunters (Dasgupta 2018).
 
|Roads and bridges built by logging companies in the past facilitate access to the forest for hunters (Dasgupta 2018).
 
|Ongoing (2018)
 
|Ongoing (2018)
 
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|5 Biological resource use
 
|5.1 Hunting & collecting terrestrial animals
 
|5.1 Hunting & collecting terrestrial animals
 
|High
 
|High
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|Commercial bushmeat hunting is a major threat (Dasgupta 2018).
 
|Commercial bushmeat hunting is a major threat (Dasgupta 2018).
 
|Ongoing (2018)
 
|Ongoing (2018)
 
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|5 Biological resource use
 
|5.3 Logging & wood harvesting
 
|5.3 Logging & wood harvesting
 
|High
 
|High
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|Three logging concessions that overlapped with the proposed park area stopped logging within the site in 2016; the logging companies are still active around the periphery of the park (Dasgupta 2018).
 
|Three logging concessions that overlapped with the proposed park area stopped logging within the site in 2016; the logging companies are still active around the periphery of the park (Dasgupta 2018).
 
|Ongoing (2018)
 
|Ongoing (2018)
 
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|6 Human intrusions & disturbance
 
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|Unknown
 
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|Unknown
 
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|8 Invasive & other problematic species, genes & diseases
 
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|Unknown
 
|Unknown
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|9 Pollution
 
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|Unknown
 
|Unknown
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|10. Geological Events
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|10 Geological events
 
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|Absent
 
|Absent
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|11 Climate change & severe weather
 
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|Unknown
 
|Unknown
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|12 Other threat
 
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|Absent
 
|Absent
 
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[https://www.iucnredlist.org/resources/threat-classification-scheme IUCN Threats list]
 
  
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[https://www.iucnredlist.org/resources/threat-classification-scheme IUCN Threats list]
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= Conservation activities =
  
 
Since 2004, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and the Ministry of Forestry Economy have conducted biological and socio-economic surveys in the area to evaluate its conservation potential and define appropriate boundaries for what would become Ogooué-Leketi National Park (WCS 2018). The government of Congo and WCS-Congo worked with local communities in the process of establishing the park and creating a management plan for the park. There are five villages very close to the park boundary, whose residents have traditionally used the area for their needs, and continue to depend on the forest for their sustenance (Dasgupta 2018). The boundaries of Ogooué-Leketi were mapped to ensure the villages weren’t incorporated into the national park (Dasgupta 2018). The park includes eco-development zones, which are areas of cultural or natural resource use that are also high in ecological value (for example, bais, which are swampy forest clearings rich in minerals). In these eco-development zones, rights-holding communities are able to continue traditional and subsistence-based gathering, fishing or hunting (Dasgupta 2018).
 
Since 2004, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and the Ministry of Forestry Economy have conducted biological and socio-economic surveys in the area to evaluate its conservation potential and define appropriate boundaries for what would become Ogooué-Leketi National Park (WCS 2018). The government of Congo and WCS-Congo worked with local communities in the process of establishing the park and creating a management plan for the park. There are five villages very close to the park boundary, whose residents have traditionally used the area for their needs, and continue to depend on the forest for their sustenance (Dasgupta 2018). The boundaries of Ogooué-Leketi were mapped to ensure the villages weren’t incorporated into the national park (Dasgupta 2018). The park includes eco-development zones, which are areas of cultural or natural resource use that are also high in ecological value (for example, bais, which are swampy forest clearings rich in minerals). In these eco-development zones, rights-holding communities are able to continue traditional and subsistence-based gathering, fishing or hunting (Dasgupta 2018).
  
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'''Table 4. Conservation activities in Ogooué-Leketi National Park'''
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'''Table 4. Conservation activities reported for Ogooué-Leketi National Park'''
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|5 Protection & restoration
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|Not reported
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|5.2 Legally protect ape habitat
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|The national park was established in 2018.
 
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[[Conservation activities list (Junker et al. 2017)]]
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'''Table 5. Challenges reported for Ogooué-Leketi National Park'''
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'''Table 6. Enablers reported for Ogooué-Leketi National Park'''
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!Specific enablers
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!Source
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|Not reported
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|4. Transportation & service corridors
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|Not reported
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|5. Biological resource use
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|3 Engaged community
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|Not reported
 
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|6. Human intrusion & disturbance
 
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|Not reported
 
 
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|7. Natural system modifications
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|4 Institutional support
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|Not reported
 
 
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|Not reported
 
 
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|Not reported
 
 
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|10. Education & Awareness
 
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|Not reported
 
 
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|11. Habitat Protection
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|6 Safety and stability
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|11.2. Legally protect primate habitat
 
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|The national park was established in 2018.
 
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|Ongoing
 
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|12. Species Management
 
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|Not reported
 
 
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|13. Livelihood; Economic & Other Incentives
 
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|Not reported
 
 
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[[Conservation activities list (Junker et al. 2017)]]
 
  
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'''Table 6. Ape behaviors reported for Ogooué-Leketi National Park'''
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!Behavior
 
!Source
 
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|Not reported
 
|Not reported
 
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BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Ogooué Leketi National Park. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 28/10/2021.<br>
 
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Dasgupta, S. (2018). Republic of Congo names new national park, home to gorillas, elephants. Online: https://news.mongabay.com/2018/11/republic-of-congo-names-new-national-park-home-to-gorillas-elephants/<br>
 
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WCS. (2018). Creation of Ogooue-Leketi National Park. Online: https://newsroom.wcs.org/News-Releases/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/11706/Creation-of-Ogooue-Leketi-National-Park.aspx <br>
 
  
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BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Ogooué Leketi National Park. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 28/10/2021.
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Summary

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  • Central chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes troglodytes) & Western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) are present in Ogooué-Leketi National Park.
  • The population sizes are unknown.
  • The population trends are unknown.
  • The site has a total size of 3,500 km².
  • Key threats to great apes are hunting and logging.
  • Conservation activities are not documented.


Site characteristics

Ogooué-Leketi National Park is located in the Republic of Congo, bordering Batéké Plateau National Park in Gabon. Together, the two parks form a transboundary protected area that covers over 5,500 sq.km (Dasgupta 2018). Ogooué-Leketi is part of the Batéké Plateau landscape, which is formed by a unique patchwork of savannas on sandy hills, dense forest that includes some trees taller than 60 m, and flooded forests along rivers (BirdLife International 2021, Dasgupta 2018). In 2009, the IUCN identified the region where the site is found as a priority conservation area for the protection of the critically endangered western lowland gorilla and the endangered central chimpanzee (Dasgupta 2018). The site is home to several threatened species, some of which are endemic; for example, the park has at least six species of rare savanna plants that are specialists of the Kalahari Sands, which forms the Batéké Plateau (Dasgupta 2018). Other species occurring at the site include the African forest elephant, forest buffalo, red river hog, mandrills, bush duiker, side-striped jackal, and several bird species (Dasgupta 2018). Since 2007 the area has been of high importance for bird conservation (BirdLife International 2021).

Table 1. Basic site information for Ogooué-Leketi National Park

Species Gorilla gorilla gorilla, Pan troglodytes troglodytes
Area 3,500 km²
Coordinates Lat: -2.228976 S , Lon: 14.344131 E
Type of site Protected area (National Park)
Habitat types Subtropical/tropical moist lowland forest, Savanna, Subtropical/tropical swamp forest
Type of governance

IUCN habitat categories Site designations

Ape status

Table 2. Ape population estimates reported for Ogooué-Leketi National Park

Species Year Abundance estimate (95% CI) Density estimate [ind./ km²] (95% CI) Encounter rate (nests/km) Area Method Source Comments A.P.E.S. database ID
Gorilla gorilla gorilla Unknown
Pan troglodytes troglodytes Unknown

Threats

The site was designated as a National Park after three logging concessions that overlapped with the site were closed down. From 2013 to 2016 logging had expanded into the proposed park area. Logging companies are still active around the periphery of the park (Dasgupta 2018). The roads and bridges that the logging companies had built to access the site have facilitated commercial bushmeat hunting (Dasgupta 2018). Hunting is a major threat to the park's wildlife (Dasgupta 2018).

Table 3. Threats to apes reported for Ogooué-Leketi National Park

Category Specific threats Threat level Description Year of threat
1 Residential & commercial development Unknown
2 Agriculture & aquaculture Unknown
3 Energy production & mining Unknown
4 Transportation & service corridors 4.1 Roads & railroads Present, but threat severity unknown Roads and bridges built by logging companies in the past facilitate access to the forest for hunters (Dasgupta 2018). Ongoing (2018)
5 Biological resource use 5.1 Hunting & collecting terrestrial animals High Commercial bushmeat hunting is a major threat (Dasgupta 2018). Ongoing (2018)
5 Biological resource use 5.3 Logging & wood harvesting High Three logging concessions that overlapped with the proposed park area stopped logging within the site in 2016; the logging companies are still active around the periphery of the park (Dasgupta 2018). Ongoing (2018)
6 Human intrusions & disturbance Unknown
7 Natural system modifications Unknown
8 Invasive & other problematic species, genes & diseases Unknown
9 Pollution Unknown
10 Geological events Absent
11 Climate change & severe weather Unknown
12 Other threat Absent

IUCN Threats list

Conservation activities

Since 2004, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and the Ministry of Forestry Economy have conducted biological and socio-economic surveys in the area to evaluate its conservation potential and define appropriate boundaries for what would become Ogooué-Leketi National Park (WCS 2018). The government of Congo and WCS-Congo worked with local communities in the process of establishing the park and creating a management plan for the park. There are five villages very close to the park boundary, whose residents have traditionally used the area for their needs, and continue to depend on the forest for their sustenance (Dasgupta 2018). The boundaries of Ogooué-Leketi were mapped to ensure the villages weren’t incorporated into the national park (Dasgupta 2018). The park includes eco-development zones, which are areas of cultural or natural resource use that are also high in ecological value (for example, bais, which are swampy forest clearings rich in minerals). In these eco-development zones, rights-holding communities are able to continue traditional and subsistence-based gathering, fishing or hunting (Dasgupta 2018).

Table 4. Conservation activities reported for Ogooué-Leketi National Park

Category Specific activity Description Implementing organization(s) Year of activity
5 Protection & restoration 5.2 Legally protect ape habitat The national park was established in 2018. Ongoing

Conservation activities list (Junker et al. 2017)

Challenges

Table 5. Challenges reported for Ogooué-Leketi National Park

Challenges Specific challenges Source Year(s)
Not reported

Enablers

Table 6. Enablers reported for Ogooué-Leketi National Park

Enablers Specific enablers Source Year(s)
1 Site management
2 Resources and capacity
3 Engaged community
4 Institutional support
5 Ecological context
6 Safety and stability

Research activities

Documented behaviours

Table 7. Behaviours documented for Ogooué-Leketi National Park

Behavior Source
Not reported

Exposure to climate change impacts

External links

Relevant datasets

References

BirdLife International (2021) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Ogooué Leketi National Park. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 28/10/2021.

Dasgupta, S. (2018). Republic of Congo names new national park, home to gorillas, elephants. Online: https://news.mongabay.com/2018/11/republic-of-congo-names-new-national-park-home-to-gorillas-elephants/

WCS. (2018). Creation of Ogooue-Leketi National Park. Online: https://newsroom.wcs.org/News-Releases/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/11706/Creation-of-Ogooue-Leketi-National-Park.aspx


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