ARCOS organised a visit to Mukura Forest involving staff from NAFA, ARECO, Districts of Rutsiro and Ngororero and ARCOS, Photo SK/ARCOS
From outside, the Forest looks healthy, Photo SK/ARCOS
Around the Forest, the Government is doing efforts of reafforestation, Photo SK/ARCOS
Outside the Forest, Communities grow their crops as normal, Photo SK/ARCOS
But as you get closer, the signs of mining at the edge of forest send already bad signals, Photo SK/ARCOS
At the edge of the forest, ARCOS, NAFA, ARECO and District Teams are shocked by enormous devastation of the forest, Photo SK/ARCOS
And the scale of destruction is big, Photo SK/ARCOS
The scale is very, very big, Photo SK/ARCOS
The Miners settle in Forest, causing so much forest destruction, Photo SK/ARCOS
Trees are cut down, Photo SK/ARCOS
Paths inside the forest are all over, Photo SK/ARCOS
They dig very deep indeed, Photo SK/ARCOS
And far inside the forest, Photo SK/ARCOS
And more areas are destroyed, Photo SK/ARCOS
It is a disaster, Photo SK/ARCOS
Few trees remain on the way, Photo SK/ARCOS
Miners completely settle inside, Photo SK/ARCOS
Some visitors cannot believe it, Photo SK/ARCOS
Everybody cannot believe it, Photo SK/ARCOS
The Forest is gone, the forest is going, Photo SK/ARCOS
Yes, the forest is gone. Photo SK/ARCOS
The team goes back to discuss what can be done, Photo SK/ARCOS
The wounds are so enormous, Photo SK/ARCOS
This is where miners have been storing water, Photo SK/ARCOS
Outside, future generations dont realise what is happening, Photo SK/ARCOS
And poor people continue to struggle as usual, Photo SK/ARCOS
ARCOS and its partners are now working towards the solution of this problem. Photo ARCOS
For more information, please contact:
ARCOS Executive Secretary, Dr Sam Kanyamibwa: skanyamibwa@arcosnetwork.org, or
ARCOS Programme Monitoring and Development Manager, Claudien Nsabagasani, cnsabagasani@arcosnetwork.org
