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 ...

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 ...

About 800 hectares of land covered by invasive alien plants in Gishwati-Mukura National Park are being restored to their native landscape. The landscape of the Gishwati-Mukura Biosphere Reserve used ...

RUBAVU – The Minister of Agriculture, Dr Agnes Kalibata, Thursday, urged the residents of Rubavu and Nyabihu districts to own a re-forestation project of Gishwati forest.She was launching the ...

Rwanda’s Gishwati-Mukura Forest which is now a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve following its restoration has facilitated the proliferation of bees, enabling women beekeepers to generate income from honey ...

Gishwati Forest in Western Province is considered one of Rwanda's environmental treasures, but over the past few decades it has been threatened by deforestation and erosion. It has been occupied by ...