Ngiri Triangle Nature Reserve

The Ngiri Triangle Nature Reserve is a vast wetland conservation area located in Équateur Province, forming a core component of the internationally significant Ngiri–Tumba–Maindombe wetland system in the Congo Basin. The reserve protects extensive flooded forests and swamp ecosystems, which play a critical role in regional hydrology, biodiversity conservation, and climate regulation. Ngiri Triangle is among the largest intact wetland landscapes in Africa, supporting both aquatic and terrestrial species while sustaining local livelihoods through ecosystem services. The reserve is globally important for wetland and flooded-forest biodiversity conservation, hydrological regulation of the Congo Basin, carbon storage in swamp forests and peat-rich soils, fish breeding grounds essential to food security, and habitat for migratory and resident waterbirds. Together with Tumba–Lediima, Ngiri Triangle underpins one of Africa's most valuable freshwater ecosystems.