Restoration in Eastern Congo
The rebel group M23 stopped fighting at the beginning of November 2013 and gave up. They had been fighting the Congolese army in eastern Congo for…
[details]Journal #47, 2/2013
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it has been approximately two decades since Sarambwe Forest descended into chaos, with the potential to end in the degradation of its ecosystems or even its total destruction. As the forest was classified as a production forest, several timber traders...
Geriatric Gorillas
![[Translate to Englisch:] Colo](/fileadmin/news/Colo.jpg "[Translate to Englisch:] Colo")
December 22, 1956, was a historic day for the zoological world as we welcomed the first successful zoo gorilla birth - a female, eventually named Colo…
[details]The Sarambwe Reserve and the War
![[Translate to Englisch:] Claude Sikubwabo mit Sarambwe-Wildhütern](/fileadmin/news/Claude_Sikubwabo_mit_Sarambwe-Wildhuetern_vor_dem_Ausbruch_des_M23-Krieges.jpg "[Translate to Englisch:] Claude Sikubwabo mit Sarambwe-Wildhütern")
It has been approximately two decades since Sarambwe Forest descended into chaos, with the potential to end in the degradation of its ecosystems or…
[details]Oil Palm Plantations in Africa
The oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) has its origin in West Africa. Palm oil is a common cooking ingredient in equatorial Africa, Southeast Asia and parts…
[details]Bushmeat Hunting Changes African Rainforests
Hunting often devastates populations of large mammals, and this may have impact on other animal and plant communities. In two recent studies (Effiom…
[details]Landslides Hit Afi Sanctuary
![[Translate to Englisch:] Einer der Landrutsche](/fileadmin/news/Einer_der_Landrutsche.jpg "[Translate to Englisch:] Einer der Landrutsche")
The Afi Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary (AMWS) occupies approximately 100 km² in the north-western area of the Afi River Forest Reserve in the northern…
[details]The Work of Art of Conservation
![[Translate to Englisch:] Schüler der Rushubi-Schule in Musanze, Ruanda, singen ein Friedenslied](/fileadmin/news/Schueler_der_Rushubi-Schule_in_Musanze__Ruanda__singen_ein_Friedenslied.jpg "[Translate to Englisch:] Schüler der Rushubi-Schule in Musanze, Ruanda, singen ein Friedenslied")
Art of Conservation (AoC) is pleased to celebrate our first 7 years of successful creative learning and community development programs about…
[details]The Economic Value of Virunga Park
In response to the granting of oil concessions in Virunga National Park (Virunga) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), WWF launched a…
[details]Gorillas and Other Primates Discussed in Nairobi
We attended the 19th International Scientific Conference in Nairobi, Kenya, from 11 to 13 September 2013. It was jointly organised by the Institute of…
[details]Can the Mayombe Forest be Saved?
![[Translate to Englisch:] Mayombe: der Wald hinten liegt in Cabinda; vorn Niari, Republik Kongo](/fileadmin/user_upload/regenwald-abholzung.jpg "[Translate to Englisch:] Mayombe: der Wald hinten liegt in Cabinda; vorn Niari, Republik Kongo")
The Mayombe forest ("Maiombe" in Angola. "Mayombe" in Congo and DRC, and as agreed in the transfrontier context, and "Mayumba in Gabon), stretching…
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