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Action plan released to conserve one of Africa's richest sites for biodiversity
2/15/2018 12:30:00 PM 

A team of scientists led by WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) has developed a conservation blueprint to protect one of the most biodiverse regions in Africa: the Albertine Rift, home to mountain and Grauer's gorillas, golden monkeys, chimpanzees, elephants, and 162 vertebrate, and 350 plant species unique to this region.
 
Based on work by WCS and participants from five countries in the region, the "Conservation Action Plan for the Albertine Rift" summarizes the results of 16 years of research and commitment to the conservation of six key landscapes within the Albertine Rift, which runs through five countries (Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, and Tanzania) and stretches from the southern tip of Lake Tanganyika to the northern tip of Lake Albert

Read more at https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2018/02/action-plan-released-to-conserve-one-of.html#LXcCczk1BxcYcCbs.99