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Rwanda, home to chimpanzees and other rare and endangered species, is working to increase the amount of land protected for conservation.
The proposed plan would increase the amount of protected land—called the Forest of Hope—by 21 percent, bringing the Gishwati National Conservation Park, home to a small population of chimps in western Rwanda, to 3,665 acres, and would establish a 30-mile forest corridor connecting Gishwati to Nyungwe National Park, which lies in the south of the country and is home to the great majority of Rwanda's chimpanzees.
Under the plan, 647 acres would also be reforested in the Western Province, and cleanup efforts have already begun on the Sebeya River, where water quality has been damaged by soil erosion.
The plan is good for chimps and other wildlife efforts, but the country gets worldwide recognition as well: increasing conservation measures in Rwanda and the nation's effort to embrace a green economy have made Kigali UNEP's choice for the global host of World Environment Day 2010. An example to follow?
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