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Lac Tele - Lac Tumba Landscape
Learn more about the Lac Tele - Lac Tumba Landscape:
State of the Forest Report 2006
State of the Forest Report 2005
The Landscape in brief
Coordinates: 2°35’2’’N – 2°41’27’’S; 16°16’15’’E –
20°19’35’’E
Area: 126,440 km²
Elevation: 300-330 m
Terrestrial ecoregions: Northwest Congolese forests ecoregion,
Western Congolese swamp forests ecoregion, Eastern Congolese swamp
forests ecoregion, Central Congolese forests ecoregion
Aquatic ecoregions: Ubangui ecoregion, Central Basin ecoregion,
Lake Tumba ecoregion, Lake Mai-Ndombe ecoregion, Kasai ecoregion
Protected areas:
Lake Télé Community Reserve, 440,000 ha, 2001, Republic of Congo
Mabali Scientific Reserve, 1,900 ha, Democratic Republic of Congo
Source: The Forests of the Congo Basin: State of the Forest 2006
