APAC IMAME is located in the Groupement de Tchambi, Bangengele sector in the Kailo territory. With a total surface area estimated at 18,688.44 ha, the APAC is traditionally managed by the customary guardians of the BANGENGELE community. IMAME is one of the APACs managed exclusively by the local Bantu community (Bangengele), based on customary rules. The area has a diversity of habitats ranging from primary and secondary forests to swampy areas and savannahs, home to several individuals and species of crocodile, pangolin and primate. Non-timber forest products include edible mushrooms, caterpillars, wild food plants and medicinal plants. To this end, it contributes to in situ biodiversity conservation through traditional natural resource management.