overfishing. africa's large lakes have all been overfished the population of some of species have collapse by eighty percent that makes protected areas even more important in the national park conservationists and local people want to give that to cleanup and help use of biodiversity. poaching is a college in many parts of africa there are more than three hundred national parks and protected areas guarded by thousands of people many put their lives in danger to make sure the animals are safe about. the congo basin is a vast rain forest part of it is the national park in the central african republic the park is home to forest elephants and lowland gorillas it's estimated the vegetation in the congo basin stroh's as much as thirty billion tonnes of carbon dioxide that sequestering is crucial for the claymates africa's national parks are