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The '''Institute of Tropical Forest Conservation''' (ITFC) is a post-graduate research institute based in the [[Bwindi Impenetrable Forest]],{{fact|date=June 2017}} in south-western [[Uganda]]. The institute is a semi-autonomous part of [[Mbarara University of Science and Technology]] and is focused on research, training, and monitoring for conservation management in the Albertine Rift ecoregion.{{fact|date=June 2017}}
[[File:A view of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest.jpg|alt=A view of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest.|thumb|A view of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest.]]
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The '''Institute of Tropical Forest Conservation''' (ITFC) is a post-graduate research institute based in the [[Bwindi Impenetrable Forest]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Institute of Tropical Forest Conservation in Bwindi {{!}} Spearheading Biodiversity, Ecological and Conservation Research, Monitoring in the Albertine Rift Protected Areas|url=http://itfc.org/index.htm|access-date=2022-02-12|website=itfc.org}}</ref> in south-western [[Uganda]]. The institute is a semi-autonomous part of [[Mbarara University of Science and Technology]] and is focused on research, training, and monitoring for conservation management in the Albertine Rift ecoregion.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Home {{!}} Institute of Tropical Forest Conservation|url=https://itfc.must.ac.ug/|access-date=2022-02-12|website=itfc.must.ac.ug}}</ref>
[[File:Sunny evening (5pm) in Kihumuro Campus at Mbarara University of Science and Technology 03.jpg|alt=Mbarara University of Science and Technology|thumb|Mbarara University of Science and Technology]]
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ITFC is located on the Eastern border of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Ruhija village, Rubanda district of South Western Uganda. The long history of ITFC's work in ecological and sociological research has established it as a leading post graduate research institution and field station. With over 200 publications about conservation in the region and a wealth of national, regional and international partners and donors - ITFC's work in conservation has influenced the direction of conservation the world over, and more specifically in the Albertine Rift ecoregion.


The Bwindi Impenetrable Forest is a [[tropical moist broadleaf forest]] in the [[Afromontane]] [[Albertine Rift montane forests|Albertine Rift montane forests ecoregion]]. It is primarily protected within the [[Bwindi Impenetrable National Park]] (BINP).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bwindi Impenetrable National Park Uganda, African Safari Treks & Tours |url=https://www.bwindiforestnationalpark.com/ |access-date=2022-03-03 |website=Bwindi |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Centre |first=UNESCO World Heritage |title=Bwindi Impenetrable National Park |url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/682/ |access-date=2022-03-03 |website=UNESCO World Heritage Centre |language=en}}</ref>
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ITFC is located on the Eastern border of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Ruhija village, Rubanda district of South Western Uganda. The long history of ITFC's work in ecological and sociological research has established it as a leading post graduate research institution and field station. With over 200 publications about conservation in the region and a wealth of national, regional and international partners and donors - ITFC's work in conservation has influenced the direction of conservation the world over, and more specifially in the Albertine Rift ecoregion.

The Bwindi Impenetrable Forest is a [[tropical moist broadleaf forest]] in the [[Afromontane]] [[Albertine Rift montane forests]] ecoregion.{{fact|date=June 2017}} It is primarily protected within the [[Bwindi Impenetrable National Park]] (BINP).{{fact|date=June 2017}}


==History==
==History==
{{citation needed span|ITFC dates back to 1983 with an ecological survey of the Bwindi forest by Thomas M. Butynski, funded by the [[New York Zoological Society]] which is now Wildlife Conservation society. The forest is part of the only homeland of endangered [[mountain gorilla]]s, which are now [[endemic]] to the [[Virunga Mountains]].
ITFC dates back to 1983 with an ecological survey of the Bwindi forest by Thomas M. Butynski, funded by the [[New York Zoological Society]] which is now Wildlife Conservation society. The forest is part of the only homeland of endangered [[Mountain gorilla|mountain gorillas]], which are now [[endemic]] to the [[Virunga Mountains]].<ref name=":0" />


In 1986, the Impenetrable Forest Conservation Project (IFCP) began with support from the [[World Wildlife Fund]]. The project's mission was to protect the last remaining Afromontane forests of south-west Uganda: Bwindi, [[Mgahinga Gorilla National Park|Mgahinga]], and [[Echuya Batwa|Echuya]].
{{citation needed span|In 1986, the Impenetrable Forest Conservation Project (IFCP) began with support from the [[World Wildlife Fund]]. The project's mission was to protect the last remaining Afromontane forests of south-west Uganda: Bwindi, [[Mgahinga Gorilla National Park|Mgahinga]], and [[Echuya Batwa|Echuya]].|date=June 2017}}


In 1991, the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest Reserve became the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and the Mgahinga Forest Reserve became [[Mgahinga Gorilla National Park]], a [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site]].|date=June 2017}}
{{citation needed span|In 1991, the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest Reserve became the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and the Mgahinga Forest Reserve became [[Mgahinga Gorilla National Park]], a [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site]].|date=June 2017}}


The IFPC became the ITFC - a semi autonomous academic unit of Mbarara University of Science and Technology in 1991, the same year in which Bwindi Impenetrable National Park was established. The Establishment of Bwindi Impenetrable and Mgahinga National Parks was after a successiful recommendation by ITFC (then IFCP), Mbarara University of Science and Technology and other conservation partners after they expressed the danger that Bwindi and Mgahinga Forests faced if not quickly gazetted as National parks. <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.eoearth.org/article/Bwindi_Impenetrable_National_Park,_Uganda | title=Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda | first=Mark | last=McGinley | publisher=Encyclopedia of Earth | date=3 April 2009 | accessdate=6 August 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://data.iucn.org/dbtw-wpd/html/African%20primates/Chapter4.html | title=African Primates | first=John F. | last=Oates | publisher=International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources | year=1996 | accessdate=6 August 2009}}</ref>
The IFPC became the ITFC - a semi autonomous academic unit of Mbarara University of Science and Technology in 1991, the same year in which Bwindi Impenetrable National Park was established. The Establishment of Bwindi Impenetrable and Mgahinga National Parks was after a successful recommendation by ITFC (then IFCP), Mbarara University of Science and Technology and other conservation partners after they expressed the danger that Bwindi and Mgahinga Forests faced if not quickly gazetted as National parks.

== Work ==
As part of their work, ITFC carries out ecological research and monitoring on the state on both plants and animals all around the Albertine Rift ecoregion. This puts makes places such as Mount Rwenzori National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Semuliki National Park, Mount Elgon National Park, Mgahinga National National Park, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and the Greater Virunga Landscape. Activities such as vegetation monitoring, animal monitoring, Gorilla population census, community involvement in conservation, promotion of [[sustainable tourism]] practice among so many others are the regular activities at ITFC.

<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.eoearth.org/article/Bwindi_Impenetrable_National_Park,_Uganda | title=Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda | first=Mark | last=McGinley | publisher=Encyclopedia of Earth | date=3 April 2009 | accessdate=6 August 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://data.iucn.org/dbtw-wpd/html/African%20primates/Chapter4.html | title=African Primates | first=John F. | last=Oates | publisher=International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources | year=1996 | accessdate=6 August 2009}}</ref>[http://www.itfc.must.ac.ug www.itfc.must.ac.ug] [https://web.archive.org/web/20090416232124/http://www.must.ac.ug/ www.must.ac.ug]


== References ==
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 06:57, 12 July 2024

A view of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest.
A view of Bwindi Impenetrable Forest.

The Institute of Tropical Forest Conservation (ITFC) is a post-graduate research institute based in the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest,[1] in south-western Uganda. The institute is a semi-autonomous part of Mbarara University of Science and Technology and is focused on research, training, and monitoring for conservation management in the Albertine Rift ecoregion.[2]

Mbarara University of Science and Technology
Mbarara University of Science and Technology

ITFC is located on the Eastern border of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Ruhija village, Rubanda district of South Western Uganda. The long history of ITFC's work in ecological and sociological research has established it as a leading post graduate research institution and field station. With over 200 publications about conservation in the region and a wealth of national, regional and international partners and donors - ITFC's work in conservation has influenced the direction of conservation the world over, and more specifically in the Albertine Rift ecoregion.

The Bwindi Impenetrable Forest is a tropical moist broadleaf forest in the Afromontane Albertine Rift montane forests ecoregion. It is primarily protected within the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (BINP).[3][4]

History

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ITFC dates back to 1983 with an ecological survey of the Bwindi forest by Thomas M. Butynski, funded by the New York Zoological Society which is now Wildlife Conservation society. The forest is part of the only homeland of endangered mountain gorillas, which are now endemic to the Virunga Mountains.[2]

In 1986, the Impenetrable Forest Conservation Project (IFCP) began with support from the World Wildlife Fund. The project's mission was to protect the last remaining Afromontane forests of south-west Uganda: Bwindi, Mgahinga, and Echuya.[citation needed]

In 1991, the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest Reserve became the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and the Mgahinga Forest Reserve became Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[citation needed]

The IFPC became the ITFC - a semi autonomous academic unit of Mbarara University of Science and Technology in 1991, the same year in which Bwindi Impenetrable National Park was established. The Establishment of Bwindi Impenetrable and Mgahinga National Parks was after a successful recommendation by ITFC (then IFCP), Mbarara University of Science and Technology and other conservation partners after they expressed the danger that Bwindi and Mgahinga Forests faced if not quickly gazetted as National parks.

Work

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As part of their work, ITFC carries out ecological research and monitoring on the state on both plants and animals all around the Albertine Rift ecoregion. This puts makes places such as Mount Rwenzori National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Semuliki National Park, Mount Elgon National Park, Mgahinga National National Park, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park and the Greater Virunga Landscape. Activities such as vegetation monitoring, animal monitoring, Gorilla population census, community involvement in conservation, promotion of sustainable tourism practice among so many others are the regular activities at ITFC.

[5][6]www.itfc.must.ac.ug www.must.ac.ug

References

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  1. ^ "Institute of Tropical Forest Conservation in Bwindi | Spearheading Biodiversity, Ecological and Conservation Research, Monitoring in the Albertine Rift Protected Areas". itfc.org. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
  2. ^ a b "Home | Institute of Tropical Forest Conservation". itfc.must.ac.ug. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
  3. ^ "Bwindi Impenetrable National Park Uganda, African Safari Treks & Tours". Bwindi. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
  4. ^ Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "Bwindi Impenetrable National Park". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
  5. ^ McGinley, Mark (3 April 2009). "Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda". Encyclopedia of Earth. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
  6. ^ Oates, John F. (1996). "African Primates". International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
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