The International Gorilla Conservation Programme
About Company
In 1979, the regional conservation organizations working to protect the remaining mountain gorilla populations began collaborating. This umbrella organization, originally known as the Mountain Gorilla Project, focused only on conservation in Rwanda. It introduced anti-poaching measures and established an education program to help change local attitudes towards gorillas and forest conservation.
Evolution of the Coalition Programme
In 1991, the Mountain Gorilla Project evolved into the International Gorilla Conservation Programme (IGCP). It was a more formal coalition of three conservation organizations – African Wildlife Foundation (AWF), Fauna & Flora International (FFI) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). The program expanded its activities to cover the entire mountain gorilla range in Rwanda, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). IGCP continued beyond 2014 as a coalition of Fauna & Flora International (FFI) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) until September in 2019 when it was joined by Conservation International.
