# Itombwe Génération pour l'Humanité > IGH ## Posts - [Sustainable Livelihoods Program](http://igh-itombwe.org/conservation/sustainable-livelihoods-program/): In Itombwe Mountains, local communities live in relatively dramatic socio-economic conditions. - [Tree planting and restoration of degraded forest](http://igh-itombwe.org/domaines/tree-planting-and-restoration-of-degraded-forest/): 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 small and sparse remnants open tree land with less tree cover. - [Education on Wildlife and Environmental Conservation](http://igh-itombwe.org/conservation/education-on-wildlife-and-environmental-conservation/): Local communities have limited knowledge and awareness of globally threatened species that call Itombwe Mountains their home. - [Monitoring of great ape their forest habitats](http://igh-itombwe.org/conservation/monitoring-of-great-ape-their-forest-habitats/): The Itombwe Mountains hosts two species of great ape: the Eastern chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) and the Grauer’s gorillas (Gorilla beringei graueri). - [Community Patrol Teams to protect wildlife and their forest habitats from human threats](http://igh-itombwe.org/domaines/community-patrol-teams-to-protect-wildlife-and-their-forest-habitats-from-human-threats/): The Itombwe Mountains in the East of the DR Congo is one of the most important sites in Africa for biodiversity conservation. ## Pages - [News](http://igh-itombwe.org/news/) - [How you can help](http://igh-itombwe.org/how-you-can-help/): IGH works with local communities to protect the last intact primary rainforest and rich biodiversity found in Itombwe Mountains. - [Newsletter](http://igh-itombwe.org/newsletter/) - [Elementor #1120](http://igh-itombwe.org/elementor-1120/) - [Monitoring of great ape and their forest habitat](http://igh-itombwe.org/monitoring-of-great-ape-and-their-forest-habitat/): The Itombwe Mountains hosts two species of great ape: the Eastern chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) and the Grauer’s gorillas (Gorilla beringei graueri). - [Tree planting and restoration of degraded forest](http://igh-itombwe.org/tree-planting-and-restoration-of-degraded-forest/): 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 small and sparse remnants open tree land with less tree cover. - [Education on Wildlife and Environmental Conservation](http://igh-itombwe.org/education-on-wildlife-and-environmental-conservation/): Local communities have limited knowledge and awareness of globally threatened species that call Itombwe Mountains their home. - [Community antipoaching patrol program](http://igh-itombwe.org/community-antipoaching-patrol-program/): The Itombwe Mountains in the East of the DR Congo is one of the most important sites in Africa for biodiversity conservation. - [Sustainable Livelihoods Program](http://igh-itombwe.org/sustainable-livelihoods-program/): In Itombwe Mountains, local communities live in relatively dramatic socio-economic conditions. - [Local communities](http://igh-itombwe.org/local-communities/): The human population living in the Itombwe Mountains is dense in some areas and scarce in other places. - [Species](http://igh-itombwe.org/species/): The Itombwe Mountains are composed of tropical rain forest and grasslands home to several terrestrial species, including primates, ungulate, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and other mammals, as well as birds and freshwater fish! - [Who we are](http://igh-itombwe.org/who-we-are/) - [Our parteners](http://igh-itombwe.org/our-parteners/) - [Board of Directors and Staff](http://igh-itombwe.org/board-of-and-staff/): Leadership staff of the IGH are permanently based in the Itombwe Mountains in Democratic Republic of Congo where they work closely with local communities to ensure that native Itombwe wildlife species and their forest habitat survive and thrive for future generations. - [Where we work](http://igh-itombwe.org/where-we-work/): IGH work is focused on protection and conservation of biodiversity and nature in Itombwe Mountains in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa. - [What we do](http://igh-itombwe.org/what-we-do/): Since its inception in 2014, IGH uses sustainable approaches to protect the Itombwe rainforest and its biodiversity. - [Blog](http://igh-itombwe.org/blog/) - [Create your website with blocks](http://igh-itombwe.org/create-your-website-with-blocks/): Block patterns are pre-designed groups of blocks. To add one, select the Add Block button [+] in the toolbar at the top of the editor. - [Our Blog](http://igh-itombwe.org/our-blog/): In Itombwe Mountains, local communities live in relatively dramatic socio-economic conditions. - [Contact](http://igh-itombwe.org/contact-2/) - [About Us](http://igh-itombwe.org/about-us/): Our organization Itombwe Génération pour l’Humanité (IGH) forms a family with members committed to the protection of the Congolese home of 772+ species in Itombwe Mountains. - [How we work](http://igh-itombwe.org/how-we-work/): Sed ut perspiciatis unde omnis iste natus error sit voluptatem accusantium. Nemo enim ipsam voluptatem quia voluptas sit penci design. - [IGH](http://igh-itombwe.org/): Our organization forms a family with members committed to the protection of biodiversity of our homeland for future generations. [comment]: # (Generated by Hostinger Tools Plugin)