Slide deck on the case study from the DRC, which presented work being collaboratively undertaken by the ICCN (Institut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature – DRC national protected area authority) and WWF to assess the protected area system of the DRC and advance Aichi Target 11–helping to ensure the important role of protected areas in conserving biodiversity and critical services. These slides accompany the brown bag event entitled New steps in Protected Area Management in the Congo Basin – the case of DRC and Gabon.