Gov’t partners with US Trust to protect Gishwati

The government and Great Ape Trust of Iowa, US, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the sustainable management of the Gishwati natural forest reserve, the Minister for Lands and Environment, Stanislas Kamanzi, said yesterday. He told The New Times in an interview that the choice to work with the Great Ape Trust was a result of the Trust’s support of the government’s efforts to rehabilitate and conserve the forest.