Programme

Odzala-Kokoua National Park was established in 1935 and marked as a Biosphere Reserve in 1977. It covers an area of 1,365,000 hectares in which more than 4,400 plant species have been recorded, as well as 106 different mammal species.
The partnership between DOB Ecology and African Parks consists of two parts: the development and protection of Odzala-Kokoua National Park and a fundamental innovation in park management and nature conservation – not only in this park and within African Parks, but also to be shared within the conservation community.

With the help of technology and research, new knowledge and data are generated quickly and reliably, and can be directly linked to the operational work on the ground. This way, impact and progress can be monitored more effectively, and results can be adjusted and readjusted. This approach, called the ‘Conservation Performance Cycle’, will be applied in Odzala-Kokoua National Park but will eventually also be integrated into the management of other African parks. In addition, the experiences can be actively shared with other parties active in preserving and managing protected areas (including all DOB Ecology partners).