Rwanda’s Nyungwe Forest National Park remains one of the country’s hidden gems and still much underutilized natural resources, even though visitors’ numbers continue to increase in double digits ...

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 ...

Des Moines, Iowa, USA – January 15, 2008 – 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Rwanda handed over management of a forest reserve in the southwest of the country to an African not-for-profit organization that’s taken over 19 national parks across the continent in a bid to draw ...

A bill governing forests and trees which is awaiting parliamentary adoption, is proposing stricter provisions, including outlawing the harvesting of ‘immature trees’. This could lead to a reduction in ...

KIWANJA, Congo -- Julienne Kyakimwa, 34, was picking beans in her family garden when a man emerged suddenly from the jungle with a gun in his hand, a machete on his belt and a menacing look in his eye ...