The area of Cabinda, north of Angola, has an extensive area of rainforest, which is coupled with the forests of Congo Brazzaville and Democratic Republic of Congo.

In this region there is a lot of biodiversity, which is in great danger of disappearing if no joint measures are taken urgent. Bonobos are found in this area, in the south of the Congo River, which borders Angola. In the north there are also chimpanzees and gorillas, who are endangered if  urgent action t is not done.

The Minister of Environment of Angola, Maria de Fátima Jardim, announced on June 14^th, at a meeting in Luanda, that the Forest Conservation Project Maiombe has two countries as new members: Sao Tome and Equatorial Guinea.

Together with the areas already designed for the Project by the three countries that began the work, more than 400,000 hectares of forests are already included in this protection policy.

GAP Project International gives its support to Angola, through its Minister of the Environment, as well as the other members who have taken this important initiative in the African Continent.