It’s 100% official that M23 rebels have control of the city of Goma. They have just made a victory lap down the main street of town. They took the main border post to Rwanda a few hours ago without…
Mountain gorillas live in only three countries: DR Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda. In 2010, a census took place in Rwandan and DR Congo National Parks along the Virunga Massif. In 2011, the results were announced at 480 mountain gorillas.…
Since the recent increase in FDLR and Mai Mai rebel activity in the central sector, and the takeover of the gorilla sector by M23, we have also seen a renewed increase in the last six months in illegal charcoal…
It is with a heavy heart that I must once again report that Virunga National Park has lost two more of its own. Early this morning in Mwiga Bay, an area just west of the fishing settlement of Vitshumbi…
Published jointly by CARE, the International Gorilla Conservation Programme, and Oxfam in December 2011 is a manual to strengthen internal governance of community-based enterprise organizations. Foreword: The empowerment of local actors and institutions is a cornerstone of social and…
The bright red skies as seen from ITFC in Ruhija (Bwindi) say it all. On Wednesday, Africa’s most active volcano Nyamulagira, rumbled again spectacularly turning skies bright orange and red. Nyamulagira is one of the volcanoes in Virunga mountains…
“To be marginalized” in a Rwandan society means that you don’t have access to opportunities as other members of your community, and that lack of equal opportunity persists from generation to generation. What it feels like, day-to-day, is that…
Water is one of the most basic necessities of life, but something that many people struggle to find within the Virunga Landscape. Annual rainfall is plentiful but water sources are rare due to the volcanic geology that either forces…
Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda is home to a some of the last remaining mountain gorillas and the hub of national tourism activities. It is perhaps one of the intensely protected parks in Africa through government and NGO programs.…
A treaty to guide the trans-border management of flora, fauna and other tourist attractions between Uganda, Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo is in the offing. The three countries are currently involved in consultations regarding the implementation of the…