Species Conservation Conservation Incentives

Transboundary Natural Resource Management

Advocacy

Empowering communities to improve livelihoods

Conservation and management-oriented research and monitoring

Advocating for best conservation practices within and outside of parks

Facilitating conservation across borders

International Gorilla Conservation Programmewww.igcp.org

International Gorilla Conservation Programmewww.igcp.org

International Gorilla Conservation Programmewww.igcp.org

International Gorilla Conservation Programmewww.igcp.org

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Wellard Makambo/IGCP

Anna Behm Masozera/IGCP

Susa family group in Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda. SACOLA village, a community initiative funded from tourism.

Snares found during a coordinated transboundary patrol.

Congolese community group on a study tour in Uganda.

Species ConservationConservation Incentives

Transboundary Natural

Resource Management

Advocacy

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IGCP works with local communities- via local government, associations, and cooperatives- to provide incentives for conservation, facilitating community-private sector partnership when appropriate. Incentives include revenue sharing from mountain gorilla tourism, beekeeping and handicrafts, and improved access to water. IGCP also works to develop institutional mechanisms for collaborative human-wildlife conflict management.

IGCP works with protected area authorities and a variety of partners to address the threats to the mountain gorilla as a key species in the Virunga Massif and Bwindi ecosystems. Core to species conservation is the maintenance of a regional information system to monitor mountain gorilla populations and to guide park management decisions. Through the establishment of permanent research plots, IGCP is also monitoring climate change and its affect on habitat and species.

IGCP advocates on behalf of the mountain gorillas, their habitat and the communities that surround the protected areas. By facilitating cross-border study tours and dialog highlighting lessons learned, IGCP encourages best practices in tourism development and conservation. IGCP works to demonstrate the value of the parks and mountain gorillas to local and national economies, ensuring that conservation has a place in socio-economic development.

The remaining mountain gorillas exist in transboundary national parks in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda. IGCP works with park authorities to coordinate patrols and facilitate information sharing. Beyond coordinated activities within the parks, IGCP brings a wide variety of stakeholders together with the goal of collectively managing the transboundary mountain gorilla habitat.