Conservation and environmental news & publications: Democratic Republic of Congo

Locals working in the Lac Tumba, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a region that has become part of the worlds largest protected freshwater site following its recognition as a wetland of international importance by the Ramsar Convention.

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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Ugandan settlers and their cattle set to cross over the Semliki River to free the northern part of the Virunga National Park in the DRC which they occupied five years ago.

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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The receding glaciers of the Stanley Group at Rwenzori, 1952 (top) and 2008 (below)

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

The total population of the mountain gorilla subspecies is about 700 individuals, split almost evenly into two groups: one in the Virunga range of volcanoes on the Uganda-Rwanda-DRC border, and the other in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda.

22 Feb 2008
Congo, Rwanda and Uganda united to save mountain gorillas
Borders will matter less to central Africa’s mountain gorillas, following the launch of a strategic conservation plan and an associated project which covers adjoining areas of Rwanda, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. » Read more

Millions dependent on the health of the Congo basin will benefit from the declaration of three new RAMSAR wetlands, including the world's second largest.

02 Feb 2008
Congo Wetlands reserve to be world's second largest
WWF has welcomed the World Wetlands Day declaration of the world’s second largest internationally recognized and protected significant wetlands reserve in the Congo as a clear sign of the world’s increasing interest in the green heart of Africa. » Read more

Mountain gorillas (<I>Gorilla beringei beringei</I>), Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo.

24 Nov 2007
Ten millionth tree planted in Congo's gorilla habitat
WWF and Congolese authorities are celebrating the ten millionth tree planted around Virunga National Park in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a crucial habitat for the endangered mountain gorilla. » Read more

Western Lowland Gorilla <i>Gorilla gorilla gorilla</i>, Silverback male.

26 Oct 2007
African nations boost gorilla protection
A new agreement endorsed by nine African countries aims to improve gorilla protection by combating poaching and supporting law enforcement throughout the species' habitat. » Read more

A mountain gorilla and her young. Virunga National Park is home to more than half the world's 700 remaining mountain gorillas — one of the world's most critically endangered species.

27 Sep 2007
Another mountain gorilla killed in Congo
A ring of suspected moutain gorilla traffickers operating in Virunga National Park were busted by local wildlife officials as they tried to sell the body of a female mountain gorilla. The crime brings the number of gorillas killed in the park so far this year to 10. » Read more

Sabinyo volcano and Virunga National Park, DRC.

12 Sep 2007
WWF works with UN refugee agency to protect Congo's Virunga National Park
WWF and UNHCR are working together to prevent encroachment into the World Heritage-listed Virunga National Park by displaced people after several weeks of civil unrest in the area. » Read more

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