The Rwandan government, Great Ape Trust of Iowa and Earthpark have announced that the Gishwati Forest Reserve is the future site of the Rwanda National Conservation Park, setting into motion one of ...

The Rwanda Forest Authority (RFA) is stepping up efforts to protect natural forests with deep historical and cultural importance. These forests, covering approximately 7,000 hectares across the ...

Rwanda expects to reach its goal of 30% forest cover in three years, according to the Minister for Forestry and Mines, Christophe Bazivamo. If achieved this would be seven years ahead of the ...

Some 15 chimpanzees facing extinction in an isolated Rwandan forest have a greater chance for survival thanks to one of Africa's most ambitious forest restoration efforts ever. A 30-mile (50km) tree ...

Come for the off-the-beaten-path experience and leave with a sense of purpose at the Forest of Hope and Wilderness Safaris Guest House and Camp Site. Eastern Chimpanzee at Gishwati-Mukura National ...

Rwandan researchers have piloted 'butterfly farming' as a practical solution to reduce pressure on Ibanda-Makera Forest in Kirehe District. ALSO READ: Plans underway to transform Kirehe's ...

(eTN) – “The land of a thousand hills,” as Rwanda is known by her friends from near and far, has in recent years enjoyed a boom in tourism arrivals, and before becoming a victim of its own success wit ...

Rwanda and Burundi have agreed to protect a large tract of tropical mountain forest that is home to chimpanzees, rare owl-faced monkeys, and other wildlife. The deal was brokered by the Wildlife ...

VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK, Rwanda - Deep in Rwanda’s steep-sloped forest, the mountain gorillas look both endearing and intimidating. A tourist might feel conflicting impulses to shy away and reach for ...