Northern Congolian forest-savanna mosaic
The Northern Congolian forest-savanna mosaic is a forest and savanna ecoregion of central Africa, part of the belt of transitional forest-savanna mosaic that lie between Africa's equatorial forests and the tropical dry forests, savannas, and grasslands that lie to the north and south.
| Northern Congolian forest-savanna mosaic | |
|---|---|
 Garamba National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
 Map of the Northern Congolian forest-savanna mosaic ecoregion | |
| Ecology | |
| Realm | Afrotropical |
| Biome | tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests |
| Borders | |
| Geography | |
| Area | 703,010 km2 (271,430 sq mi) |
| Countries | Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan |
| Conservation | |
| Conservation status | Critical/endangered |
| Protected | 104,288 km² (15%)[1] |
Geography
The Northern Congolian forest-savanna mosaic lies between the equatorial Congolian forests to the south and the drier East Sudanian savanna to the north. It extends from the Cameroon Highlands in the west, across central Cameroon and the southern Central African Republic to southwestern South Sudan and northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is bounded on the east by flooded grasslands of the Sudd, the eastern block of the East Sudanian savanna, and the Albertine Rift montane forests.
Protected areas
A 2017 assessment found that 104,288 km², or 15%, of the ecoregion is in protected areas.[1] Protected areas include Mbam Djerem National Park in Cameroon, Garamba National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Southern National Park in South Sudan, and Chinko Nature Reserve and Zemongo Faunal Reserve in the Central African Republic.
External links
- "Northern Congolian forest-savanna mosaic". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.