Nkuba Conservation Area (NCA) is a community conservation area straddling the border between North Kivu province in the Walikale territory, and Maniema province in the Punia territory in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Located between two major national parks, including Kahuzi-Biega National Park and Maiko National Park, the area covers an estimated total surface area of 2,457.9 km2. Created in 2012, the NCA is an initiative that essentially aims at scientific research and nature conservation, especially of Grauer’s gorillas, a fully protected species according to IUCN status. The zone is in fact a set of community forestry initiatives oriented towards a management mode known as a separate management entity entrusted to the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund “DFGF” by the local communities for a renewable 25-year period. Various forms of support for communities in terms of building socio-economic resilience to mitigate threats to biodiversity.