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The Okapi Fund is an international trust fund dedicated to the sustainable financing of biodiversity conservation and protected areas in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Created to contribute to the long-term preservation of the Congo Basin’s ecosystems, the Fund mobilizes financial resources from international partners, invests its capital sustainably through prudent and professional management, and then allocates the generated income in the form of grants to supported protected areas and conservation initiatives.
Today, the Okapi Fund is a structured and independent trust mechanism committed to transparency, good governance, and sustainable financing for conservation in the DRC.
The Fund does not directly manage the day-to-day operations of protected areas. It operates through a mechanism of grants, monitoring, and institutional support for park managers and conservation partners.
Through its long-term financial model, the Okapi Fund helps strengthen the stability of funding dedicated to biodiversity, local communities, and the protection of ecosystems of global importance.
Assets under management as of the end of 2025
Start of investments
Supported National Parks
Total grants distributed by the end of 2025
Recognition of Fonds Okapi by the Congolese State as an institution dedicated to the sustainable financing of conservation.
Establishment of the Fund's governance, statutes and financial procedures, in coordination with international donors.
Mobilization of the first contributions to build the Fund's endowment capital.
Investment of the capital on financial markets through a professional portfolio manager, to generate lasting income.
Award of the first grants to the ICCN and to partner managers of protected areas (WWF, African Parks, etc.).
Significant increase in endowment capital thanks to the strengthened commitment of German cooperation (KfW) and other partners.
Expansion of support to new parks and deployment of new mechanisms to sustain conservation in the DRC.
To contribute sustainably to the conservation of biodiversity and the protection of ecologically significant ecosystems in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, for the benefit of present and future generations.
To sustainably mobilize, manage and deploy financial resources in support of biodiversity conservation, protected areas and the sustainable development of communities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Le Fonds Okapi est un mécanisme fiduciaire indépendant dédié au financement durable de la biodiversité, des aires protégées et des écosystèmes d'importance mondiale en République Démocratique du Congo.