The Yoko forest reserve is located in present-day Tshopo province, between 0° 15′ and 0° 20′ north latitude, 25° 14′ and 25° 20′ east longitude, 32 km southeast of the town of Kisangani, in the Ubundu territory. It is crossed by the Yoko River, which divides it into two parts: the northern block of the reserve with 3,370 hectares, and the southern block with 3,605 hectares, for a total area of 6,975 hectares. The Yoko forest reserve is owned by the Congolese state. In view of its form of public governance, sealed by scientific collaboration with the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Kisangani, the Yoko reserve is expected to contribute to the promotion of scientific research and in situ biodiversity conservation.