Conservation and environmental news: Eastern Africa Programme
23 Dec 2008
Conflict zone Mountain Gorillas viewed by rangers for first time in more than a year
Mountain gorillas in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have been seen by park rangers for the first time since the rangers were forced out of areas of Virunga National Park by Laurent Nkunda’s army 15 months ago.
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30 Oct 2008
Crisis threatens park, gorillas and people of eastern Congo
The ongoing conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has recently intensified and more than half of the world’s remaining mountain gorillas in Virunga National Park are still without security.
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30 Sep 2008
Interview: WWF's Denis Landenbergue wins Ramsar Wetland Conservation Award
Denis Landenbergue, WWF International’s manager for wetlands conservation, is one of three winners of this year’s prestigious Ramsar Wetland Conservation Awards. Denis is being recognized for his lifelong commitment to wetlands management and the key role he has played in worldwide efforts to designate millions of hectares of freshwater areas as Wetlands of International Importance. » Read more
11 Sep 2008
Marine turtles in Kenya fitted with satnav systems
Five marine turtles - four green and one hawksbill - in Kenya’s Kiunga Marine National Reserve have been tagged with satellite tracking devices in an attempt to learn more about their ecology.
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21 Aug 2008
Flow plan for less talk and more action as climate change hits rivers
Managers and stakeholders in freshwater systems need to stop talking about adaptation to climate change and start doing it, WWF told the World Water Week symposium in Stockholm today.
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24 Jul 2008
Congo wetland largest to achieve international recognition
An area of the Democratic Republic of Congo containing the largest body of fresh water in Africa has been added to the Ramsar Convention’s list of Wetlands of International Importance, making it the largest region ever to be designated as such.
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09 Jul 2008
Two die in Congo attack on WWF vehicle
Two people were killed and three injured, including a WWF staff member, when a WWF vehicle was attacked in Virunga National Park in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
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26 Jun 2008
Climate Witness: Mbiwo Constantine Kusebahasa, Uganda
Mbiwo Constantine Kusebahasa is a farmer at the foot of the Rwenzori Mountains in Kasese, western Uganda. Born in 1938, he has seen the glaciers on the mountains recede. Rainfall has become erratic affecting his source of livelihood, agriculture. He has seen and increase in malaria due to warmer temperatures. » Read more
17 Mar 2008
Vanishing central African glaciers signal climate danger
Forget the snows of Kilimanjaro – Africa is at risk of losing the central African glaciers that are the highest permanent source of water to the Nile
A WWF and partner organization expedition to the Rwenzori mountains has gathered graphic evidence of declining glaciated areas, with new estimates being that the glaciers will completely disappear in the next 30 years » Read more
14 Mar 2008
More of Africa urged to boost rhino numbers
After bringing Africa’s black rhinos spectacularly back from the brink of extinction one of the world’s most successful conservation programmes is to celebrate its first decade by seeking to extend its operations to more of Africa.
“What we know from looking back at the last ten years is that sustained conservation can and does work,” says George Kampamba, WWF International’s African Rhino Programme Coordinator.
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