Chinko is a rare and extraordinary meeting of forest and savanna, home to unique species.

African Forest Elephants (CR), African Wild Dogs (EN), Eastern Chimpanzees (EN), and a substantial population of Lions (VU) all thrive in the richly biodiverse ecosystems of Chinko. But decades of political and civil unrest have left these important landscapes and species vulnerable to deforestation and poaching.

Currently, there is a small window of opportunity to legally declare this landscape as a National Park and ensure long-term protection. We have teamed up with our partner, African Parks, to protect 5.7 million acres – an area larger than the country of Wales.

Your support will help store over 580 million metric tons of CO2 equivalents in our Earth – nearly equivalent to the annual emissions of every passenger vehicle in the United States.

Stop deforestation and poaching

Chinko is located in eastern Central African Republic (CAR), one of the world’s least developed countries with nearly two-thirds of the population living in poverty.

Despite the rich biodiversity and ecological significance of Chinko, conservation efforts are often extremely difficult due to the country’s instability. Without formal protection, pastoralist communities have roamed freely, converting lands to cattle pasture and poaching wildlife.

Join our lasting solution

This project will provide long-term protection through sustainable management and rehabilitate damaged land. Our partner will deploy park guards to intercept pastoralist herders before they reach the park and guide them along specialized corridors to ensure they have access to outside lands for their livestock to feed. The protected area will also significantly expand protection to a massive wilderness that stretches across CAR and South Sudan.

We must take advantage of this rare opportunity. If action is not taken soon, the situation is at risk to deteriorate quickly. Your urgent support will help protect a vulnerable ecosystem with untold conservation potential.