Ndoki, as part of the Northern Congo forest landscape and the Tri-National Sangha World Heritage Site, is a vital stronghold for one of the last intact assemblages of Congolese forest mammals, including endangered forest elephants and gorillas. One of Central Africa's last intact rainforests, where forest elephants and western lowland gorillas are stable and recovering under thirty years of protection.

Currently the only protected area that sits fully on the world's single largest tropical peatland, the Lac Télé Community Reserve supports the highest densities of gorillas in the world. It also supports incredibly rich freshwater and seasonally flooded forest systems that are critical sources of food and livelihoods for the communities that call the Reserve home.

One of Africa's largest, wildest, and most spectacular protected areas, containing one of Africa's most significant lion populations, a recovering assemblage of large ungulates, and potential habitat to hold one of the most significant elephant populations in Africa.

Masoala National Park, Makira Natural Park, and Antongil Bay

The MaMaBay land/seascape is Madagascar’s last great wilderness and the epicenter of the island’s unique biodiversity. MaMaBay’s abundant and diverse flora and fauna is thriving in contiguous and effectively protected forests, mangroves, and coral reefs, buffered and connected by community areas that support sustainable forestry, agriculture, and fisheries.

Off the East African coast, Pemba Island is shaping a new model of community-led marine protection — where small-scale fishers and coastal communities hold legal authority over the waters their families have known for generations.

This World Heritage Site holds DRC's largest tract of intact lowland rainforest, harbouring vital populations of forest elephants, okapi, and chimpanzees, while also preserving the deep cultural heritage of the Mbuti and Efe peoples. Half the world's okapi live here alongside the single largest stronghold of chimpanzees in the region and the highest diversity of monkeys found anywhere in Africa.

This World Heritage Site, spanning lowland tropical to Afro-montane forests, is a global hotspot for species diversity and endemism, safeguarding 60% of the world's remaining Grauer's gorilla population — the largest living primate, found only in DRC.

Yankari Game Reserve, home to Nigeria's largest elephant population and its premier wildlife viewing experience, holds exceptional tourism potential and stands as a key site for the reintroduction of the northern lion and giraffe.

As Nigeria's largest rainforest and a hotspot for biodiversity and endemism, this vital landscape provides essential habitat for the critically endangered Cross River gorilla, Nigeria's largest remaining forest elephant population, and numerous other primate species. The park sits at the heart of the Nigeria–Cameroon Transboundary Rainforest Complex, bridging two countries' conservation efforts across a mosaic of lowland and sub-montane forests.

Ivindo National Park, a sanctuary of pristine lowland rainforest in Gabon, is defined by its dramatic Ivindo river wetlands and Kongou's cascading waterfalls, and protects an intact assemblage of lowland forest wildlife including forest elephants and lowland gorillas. A UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2021, Ivindo's Langoué Baï is one of the five most ecologically significant forest clearings in Central Africa, hosting extraordinary concentrations of forest elephants, gorillas, and other wildlife.

Lopé National Park, with its iconic forest–savanna mosaic and exceptional biodiversity, is a critical stronghold for primates such as mandrills and gorillas, offering some of the best wildlife viewing opportunities in Central Africa. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, Lopé's ancient savanna-forest ecotone has been a centre for ecological research for decades. The park protects one of Africa's largest mandrill populations, chimpanzees, western lowland gorillas, forest elephants, and forest buffalo across a landscape where rainforest meets some of the last remnants of equatorial savannah remaining on the continent.

Forming a vital 6,500 km² transboundary ecological unit with Chad's Sena Oura National Park, Bouba Ndjida harbours one of the most intact wildlife assemblages in the Sudano-Sahel and represents Cameroon's pioneering opportunity for cross-border conservation co-management. The park is home to an estimated 60–80 lions of the critically threatened northern subspecies.

Mbam et Djerem National Park is the richest and most ecologically diverse ecosystem in Cameroon, straddling the transition zone between forests and Sahelian grasslands. It is the northernmost stronghold for Central Africa's forest elephants and uniquely shelters two chimpanzee subspecies across its mosaic of savannah, grassland, forest, and freshwater habitats.

Loango National Park, where coastal, forest, savannah, and marine ecosystems converge, sustains thriving populations of elephants, hippos, and great apes, and stands out as a premier destination for world-class wildlife tourism in Africa. Loango is one of the only places on Earth where forest elephants and hippos can be seen on ocean beaches, and where gorillas, chimpanzees, forest buffalo, and leopards inhabit a landscape that stretches from Atlantic surf to lagoon-laced forests and open savannah.

Once home to the highest density of large mammals on Earth, Queen Elizabeth National Park protects the critical wildlife corridor connecting East Africa's savanna ecosystems to the Congo Basin, providing extensive opportunities for the recovery of lions, elephants, and other wildlife. Famous for its tree-climbing lions in the Ishasha sector, the park is home to 95 mammal species and over 600 bird species across a mosaic of savannas, forests, wetlands, and 250 km of lakeshore.

Ruaha National Park, Tanzania's largest protected area, harbours one of the continent's most important lion populations and East Africa's largest elephant population. It showcases exceptional biodiversity across its vast, untamed savannahs, making it a cornerstone of East African conservation. 

One of Africa's most intact forests, this landscape preserves critical populations of iconic wildlife, including elephants, Kordofan giraffe, and wild dogs. The largest park in the Central African savannas, Manovo-Gounda is a World Heritage Site of critical importance.

At the heart of Africa's most intact savanna woodlands, this landscape safeguards remaining populations of iconic species such as savanna elephants, Kordofan giraffe, and lion. Together with Manovo-Gounda, this park forms the core of the Northeastern CAR Protected Area Complex — a UNESCO designated Biosphere Reserve.