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Protected Areas of the Albertine Rift

Protected Areas of the Albertine Rift

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Updated: July 1, 2009, 7:43 pm
Topics: Geography
This article has been reviewed by the following Topic Editor: Juan Pablo Arce

The following is a (likely incomplete) list of protected areas in the Albertine Rift. The areas are ordered alphabetically  under the nation with locations indicated on the maps right.

Protected areas in the northern part of the Albertine Rift stretching from the northern tip of <a href='/w/index.php?title=Lake_Albert&action=edit&redlink=1' class='new' title='Lake Albert (page does not exist)'>Lake Albert</a> to the border between <a href='/article/Uganda' title='Uganda'>Uganda</a> and <a href='/article/Rwanda' title='Rwanda'>Rwanda</a>. Source: Conservation Wildlife Society Protected areas in the northern part of the Albertine Rift stretching from the northern tip of Lake Albert to the border between Uganda and Rwanda. Source: Conservation Wildlife Society
 
Protected areas in the central part of the Albertine Rift, including <a href='/article/Rwanda' title='Rwanda'>Rwanda</a> and <a href='/article/Burundi' title='Burundi'>Burundi</a>. Source: Conservation Wildlife Society Protected areas in the central part of the Albertine Rift, including Rwanda and Burundi. Source: Conservation Wildlife Society
 
Protected areas in the southern end of the Albertine Rift including <a href='/article/Tanzania' title='Tanzania'>Tanzania</a>,  <a href='/article/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo' title='Democratic Republic of the Congo'>DRC</a> and <a href='/article/Zambia' title='Zambia'>Zambia</a>. Source: Conservation Wildlife Society Protected areas in the southern end of the Albertine Rift including Tanzania,  DRC and Zambia. Source: Conservation Wildlife Society

Democratic Republic of the Congo

  • Kahuzi-Biéga National Park
  • Maiko National Park
  • Marungu Mountains Reserve
  • Massif d'Itombwe Nature Reserve
  • Mont Kabobo Nature Reserve
  • Virunga National Park

Uganda

  • Budongo Forest Reserve
  • Bugoma Forest Reserve
  • Bugungu Wildlife Reserve
  • Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
  • Echuya Forest Reserve
  • Itwara Forest Reserve
  • Kagombe Forest Reserve
  • Kalinzu Forest Reserve
  • Karuma Wildlife Reserve
  • Kasyoha-Kitomi Forest Reserve
  • Kibale National Park
  • Kitechura Forest Reserve
  • Kyambura Wildlife Reserve
  • Maramagambo Forest
  • Matiri Forest Reserve
  • Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
  • Murchison Falls National Park
  • Queen Elizabeth National Park
  • Rwenzori Mountains National Park
  • Semuliki National Park
  • Toro-Semliki Wildlife Reserve (sometimes just "Semliki Wildlife Reserve")

Rwanda

  • Mukura Forest Reserve
  • Nyungwe National Park
  • Volcanoes National Park

Burundi

  • Bururi Forest Nature Reserve
  • Kibira National Park
  • Rusizi National Park

Tanzania

  • Gombe National Park
  • Mahale National Park

Zambia

  • Mweru-Wantipa National Park
  • Nsumbu National Park (also Sumbu National Park)

Lakes

(Transnational except Lake George)

  • Lake Albert
  • Lake George
  • Lake Edward  
  • Lake Kivu
  • Lake Tanganyika

Albertine Rift (collection)

Citation

Peter Saundry (Lead Author);Juan Pablo Arce (Topic Editor) "Protected Areas of the Albertine Rift". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth July 1, 2009; Last revised Date July 1, 2009; Retrieved May 21, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Protected_Areas_of_the_Albertine_Rift>

The Author

Peter Saundry Stewardship Committee The Encyclopedia of Earth Dr. Peter Saundry is the Executive Director of the National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE), a nonpartisan organization working to improve the scientific basis of environmental decision making. The NCSE works closely with the many communities that create and use environmental knowledge to make and shape environmental decisions, including academic, scientific, environmental, and business organizations, as well as federal, state ... (Full Bio)

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