Rwanda’s Rainforest Conservation Wins Praise from Indigenous Community

Rwanda’s Gishwati Mukura rainforest is one of the most biodiverse places on the Congo Basin. Credit: Aimable Twahirwa/IPS
By Aimable TwahirwaNYABIHU, RWANDA, Sep 30 2021 (IPS)
Laurent Hategekimana, a villager from Nyabihu, a district from Western Rwanda, recalls the terrible condition of the Gishwati natural forest a few years ago when it was overrun by illegal loggers and invading farmers.
Many…