Project History
The Plateaux Bateke National Park was officially designated on the Gabonese side in 2002, and management activities began there in earnest in 2004, including close collaboration with the Projet de Protection des Gorilles (run by the John Aspinall Foundation), which manages gorilla sanctuaries in both Gabon and ROC. Surveys are currently being undertaken by WCS and the Congolese Ministry of Forestry Economy and the Environment(MEFE) in the Congo portion of the landscape to define the boundaries of a future national park. The proposed National Park will cover an area of around 5,300 km2.