CARPE currently works within 12 key biodiversity landscapes in seven countries. Several of CARPE’s landscapes are transboundary and are recognized by international agreements promoting cooperation on environmental monitoring and law enforcement. These 12 landscapes form the pillar of CARPE's regional conservation strategy and cover an area of 680,300 km².

CARPE landscapes were identified as appropriate conservation targets at a 2000 Conservation Priority-Setting Workshop for Central Africa. The workshop was organized by the World Wildlife Fund and brought together over 160 biologists and socio-economic experts to carry out a region-wide evaluation. The 12 landscapes were recognized as priority areas for conservation based on their relative taxonomic importance, their overall integrity, and the resilience of ecological processes represented. In accordance with principles of integrated conservation initiatives and broad-scale land management, each landscape is divided into different categories of management areas, including: protected areas, community-based natural resource management zones, and extractive zones. Within these zones, CARPE and its partners are working to implement sustainable natural resource management practices at the local scale.

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