Sarambwe Reserve
Réserve Naturelle de Sarambwe (© Angela Meder)
Country:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Conservation status:
Special Reserve
Area:
9 km²
Gorillas:
mountain gorillas from Bwindi
Gorilla tourism:
not possible
Can Micro-Projects Promote Conservation?
January 2018
The Sarambwe Reserve and Mount Tshiaberimu are two refuges for gorillas near the central and northern part of the Virunga National Park, conserving...[details]
Conservation and Sensitization Activities at Sarambwe Reserve: April 2016 to March 2017
July 2017
In the Sarambwe Reserve, conservation and sensitization activities have been carried out mainly by the trackers and the troops based in Sarambwe (a...[details]
Development Activities in the Vicinity of the Sarambwe Reserve
July 2016
Located close to Virunga National Park, the Sarambwe Reserve and Mount Tshiaberimu are two threatened sites where gorillas still occur. As ecotourism...[details]
The Sarambwe Reserve: Current Developments and Threats
January 2016
This article documents activities implemented in the Sarambwe Reserve and the almost continuous threats to the conservation of the reserve. It is...[details]
Conservation in Sarambwe Returns to Normal
June 2014
The Sarambwe Reserve is located in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, adjacent to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Uganda. Since the arrival...[details]
Restoration in Eastern Congo
March 2014
The rebel group M23 stopped fighting at the beginning of November 2013 and gave up. They had been fighting the Congolese army in eastern Congo for...[details]
The Sarambwe Reserve and the War
January 2014
It has been approximately two decades since Sarambwe Forest descended into chaos, with the potential to end in the degradation of its ecosystems or...[details]
Planting Trees for Gorilla Conservation
January 2012
The population of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo depends on charcoal for cooking. To obtain it, they cut large areas of forest, even in...[details]
Sarambwe Reserve Support Project by VONA
July 2011
The Sarambwe Reserve Integrated Management Support Project ran from 2009 to early 2011. The project was funded by IUCN France and B&RD and...[details]
Signs of Success in Sarambwe
December 2010
Conservation of the Sarambwe Reserve has faced many difficulties for many years: security problems, invasions of foreign nationals, and a lack of...[details]
Conservation in Sarambwe
June 2009
From its establishment in 1952 the Rutshuru Hunting Reserve included the Sarambwe hills until its recognition as the Sarambwe Special Reserve in...[details]
Exclusion from Sarambwe
December 2009
Five protected areas within the Virunga landscape are of great value, both from a conservation and tourism perspective. These areas are the Virunga...[details]
Emergency Funding in Virunga
July 2009
From early 2007, security in mountain gorilla habitats has been highly volatile due to the long-lasting war in the eastern Democratic Republic of the...[details]
Food for Patrols
November 2008
For their patrols in the Sarambwe Reserve during one year the rangers were provided with food rations.[details]
Binoculars for the rangers
May 2008
For their work in the Sarambwe Reserve the rangers received two high-quality binoculars.[details]
Uniforms for the Virunga National Park and the Sarambwe Reserve
September 2007
The rangers of the Mikeno Sector and the Sarambwe Reserve received complete uniforms with patches.[details]
The Sarambwe Gorilla Special Reserve
December 2003
Available only within the Gorilla Journal PDF file.[details]
Tree Nurseries in Schools
January 2012
Can they Make a Contribution to Conservation? Everything developed as a result of lessons learnt from two concurrent projects: the project for the...[details]
