GCF Congo Nile divide Project

About this project

Rwanda’s Congo-Nile Divide (CND), an area of 444,600 hectares, is a high-elevation landscape of remnant natural forest reserves embedded in a mosaic of intensively managed smallholder farms and commercial plantations. Extending along a north-south ridge with an altitudinal gradient from 1,900m to 4,507m, the CND separates the drainage basins of the Congo and Nile Rivers. It is part of the Albertine Rift, which is one of the most biologically rich regions in Africa and “one of the most important regions for conservation” on the continent1, containing more than half of Africa’s birds and 40% of its mammals. At its highest elevations, the region is crowned by the Volcanoes, Gishwati-Mukura, and Nyungwe National Parks, containing Rwanda’s only remaining montane forests, one of the most biodiverse ecosystems on the African continent, with high levels of endemism (species found nowhere else on Earth) and dozens of threatened species, including populations of mountain gorillas and chimpanzees. Nyungwe has been recognized as one of the six highest priority protected areas in the Albertine Rift due to its high endemism and globally threatened species (Plumptre et al 2016). Though covering barely 5% of the country, this archipelago of protected forests is of critical importance for: Its globally recognized high biodiversity values. Its role in Rwanda’s acclaimed ecotourism offerings serving as the primary source of Rwanda’s foreign revenue and as a major economic development driver. T…

Published by

Cordaid · International NGO

Countries

Rwanda

Sectors

Environmental education/trainingAgricultural financial servicesSmall and medium-sized enterprises (SME) development

Funded by

Rwanda Forestry Authority

Implemented by

Cordaid Rwanda

Accountable

Cordaid Global Office

Published by Cordaid to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 18 Aug 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: NL-KVK-41160054-201354.

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