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REPUBLIC OF CONGO
The Republic of Congo has Africa’s second largest population of forest elephants, mostly in the far north. Poaching and habitat loss have severely impacted elephant populations in other parts of the country. Congo joined the EPI in 2016.

PROGRESS
DECLARATION AGAINST INTERNATIONAL IVORY TRADE
DOMESTIC TRADE CLOSED
INVENTORY IN THE LAST 2 YEARS
STOCKPILE BEYOND ECONOMIC USE
NEAP IN DEVELOPMENT
PRIORITY PROJECTS FUNDED
Watch Congo's Minister of Forest Economy, Hon Rosalie Matondo, speak alongside several other EPI Ministers in London, October 2018.

Country Area: 342,000 km²
Elephant Range Area: 150,937 km² (44%)
Protected Range: 21%
Estimated Elephant Population: 6,057 +/- 1,222
CITES Appendix: I
All statistics are taken from
2016 AfESG African Elephant Status Report
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