Born in its current form in the late 1980s, Eco-tourism came of age in 2002, when the United Nations celebrated the “International Year of Ecotourism”. It essentially means ecological tourism; where ecological has both environmental and social connotations. Though it may vary with different countries, it is both a concept and movement in the tourism
New Tourism Revenue Sharing Guideline Released
The National Tourism Office has put in place a new policy on how to share revenue with communities surrounding national parks. The ORTPN Director General, Chantal Rugamba, said, “We have been dispatching a certain percentage of money to local communities around the three national parks, but not in a proper way. That’s why we have
Nyakagezi Gorilla Family Migrates to Rwanda
From December 2004, a group of habituated gorillas known as Nyakagezi crossed over from Mgahinga National Park in Uganda to the Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda. This group made up of 8 individuals is now on Muhabura Volcano on Rwandan side. The Virunga massive is one ecosystem which is shared between the 3 countries: DRC,