No Water, No Peace: The Human Cost of Kibira’s Vanishing Water Sources
Deforestation in Kibira and drought are accelerating the drying up of water resources. The population in the park’s two watersheds…
From 500 to 200: How tea Plantations Are Fueling the Decline of Kibira’s Chimpanzees
Tea plantations stretching as far as the eye can see on the edge of Kibira Park, agricultural fields, construction of…
Who’s Clearing Burundi’s Kibira Forest? Farmers and Government
State production companies and institutions—Regideso, Isabu, and DPAE—carry out several development activities in Kibira, while local communities illegally exploit forest…
Tea vs Trees: Burundi is Trading a National Park for a Cash Crop
When Kibira was elevated to protected area status by a ministerial order establishing its boundaries on 12 December 1933, its…