In Itombwe Mountains, local communities live in relatively dramatic socio-economic conditions. With up to 80% of local people living on less than $2 a day, poverty is more widespread in…
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Decades of deforestation have drastically degraded the dense tropical rainforests and old-growth forests alongside the buffer zone of Itombwe nature reserve, leaving behind a landscape dominated by shrub-lands, grasslands, and…
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Local communities have limited knowledge and awareness of globally threatened species that call Itombwe Mountains their home. In addition, local communities do not know how they can help to save…
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The Itombwe Mountains hosts two species of great ape: the Eastern chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) and the Grauer’s gorillas (Gorilla beringei graueri). Since its inception in 2014, IGH is conducting…
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The Itombwe Mountains in the East of the DR Congo is one of the most important sites in Africa for biodiversity conservation. This area contains numerous gigantic trees and threatened…