African forest elephant
The smaller, forest-dwelling elephant of Central and West Africa, listed as Critically Endangered since 2021.
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African savanna elephant
The largest land animal on Earth, listed as Endangered since 2021 after a decline of at least 60% over 50 years.
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Mountain gorilla
A conservation success: more than 1,000 mountain gorillas by 2018, up from about 680 in 2008.
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Okapi
The forest relative of the giraffe, found only in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Baobab
The African baobab, native across tropical and southern Africa: a landmark tree of the savanna.
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Okavango Delta
An inland delta in Botswana that floods in the dry season; the 1,000th site on the World Heritage List.
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Central Congo Basin peatlands
The world’s largest tropical peatland complex, hidden beneath the swamp forests of the Congo Basin.
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The Great Green Wall
An African-led effort to restore 100 million hectares of degraded land across the Sahel by 2030.
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Lake Turkana Wind Power
Africa’s largest wind farm: 365 turbines in northern Kenya supplying about 17% of the country’s electricity.