A 2017 assesment found that 513 km², or 99%, of the ecoregion is in protected areas. Virunga National Park protects the Congolese portion of moorlands in both the Rwenzori and Virunga ranges. Uganda's Rwenzori Mountains National Park protects the Ugandan portion of the Rwenzori moorlands, and Rwanda's Volcans National Park protects the Rwandan portion of the Virunga moorlands.