{"id":7332,"date":"2021-10-04T09:44:25","date_gmt":"2021-10-04T09:44:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enova.dynamiclayers.net\/?page_id=7332"},"modified":"2026-09-18T16:20:26","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T16:20:26","slug":"about-arcos","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/arcosnetwork.org\/?page_id=7332","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7332\" class=\"elementor elementor-7332\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-412413b elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"412413b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3885f55\" data-id=\"3885f55\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a87ffb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a87ffb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/arcosnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/41989752192_99876fd12a_c.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10663\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arcosnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/41989752192_99876fd12a_c.jpg 800w, https:\/\/arcosnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/41989752192_99876fd12a_c-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arcosnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/41989752192_99876fd12a_c-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arcosnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/41989752192_99876fd12a_c-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-78c4f06 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"78c4f06\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f80b7c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wt_bs_heading\" data-id=\"f80b7c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"wt_bs_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"wt-at-f80b7c8\" class=\"headng-wrap left\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"section-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>Who we are<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p \t\t\t\t>We are a regional conservation organisation putting healthy biodiversity and proper management of natural resources in the Albertine Rift region, Africa Great Lakes and African Mountains at the forefront of our mission.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1a0f4bd elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1a0f4bd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-faa2045 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"faa2045\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c0bafc elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4c0bafc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"825\" height=\"531\" src=\"https:\/\/arcosnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_0870-1024x659.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11420\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arcosnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_0870-1024x659.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/arcosnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_0870-300x193.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/arcosnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_0870-768x494.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/arcosnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_0870-1536x989.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/arcosnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_0870-600x386.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/arcosnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_0870.jpeg 1911w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-340c7e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wt_bs_heading\" data-id=\"340c7e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"wt_bs_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"wt-at-340c7e4\" class=\"headng-wrap left\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"section-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>Our story<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p \t\t\t\t>Founded in 1995, the Albertine Rift Conservation Society (ARCOS Network) is a regional non-governmental organization dedicated to championing biodiversity conservation, landscape restoration, and sustainable natural resource management across the Albertine Rift, the African Great Lakes, and African mountain ecosystems. Headquartered in Kigali, Rwanda, ARCOS works at the intersection of environmental integrity and human well-being. Through collaborative initiatives with local communities, government institutions, and international partners, the organization empowers civil society, promotes climate change adaptation, and restores degraded landscapes to secure essential ecosystem services for future generations. \n<br>\n<br>\nDriven by a holistic \"Nature and People\" philosophy, ARCOS integrates evidence-based conservation science with grassroots community development. Key strategic initiatives (ranging from nature-based community financing and sustainable agriculture to climate-smart agroforestry and environmental governance) serve as scalable models for sustainable development. By bridging science, practice, and policy, ARCOS continues to foster resilient ecosystems and thriving livelihoods, ensuring that both nature and people prosper together across priority landscapes in Africa. \n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8fdde82 elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"8fdde82\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0410eab elementor-position-inline-start elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-absolute elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-view-default elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"0410eab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;,&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-award\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"color: #ffffff\">Over the years, ARCOS Network has earned international acclaim for its pioneering conservation and community resilience efforts across priority landscapes. \n<br>\nThis impact has been recognized through prestigious global honors, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macfound.org\/maceirecipients\/2012\/albertine-rift-conservation-society\" style=\"font-weight: bold;color: #ffffff;text-decoration: underline\">MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions<\/a> (2012), the <a href=\"https:\/\/arcosnetwork.org\/?p=12972\" style=\"font-weight: bold;color: #ffffff;text-decoration: underline\">One Tree Planted Award<\/a> (2023) for long-standing landscape restoration, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newtimes.co.rw\/article\/20535\/news\/featured\/press-release-arcos-awarded-prestigious-albert-mountain-award-for-outstanding-mountain-conservation-and-sustainable-development-in-africa\" style=\"font-weight: bold;color: #ffffff;text-decoration: underline\">King Albert Mountain Award<\/a> (2024) for outstanding contributions to mountain ecosystems and sustainable development.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dd309b3 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dd309b3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee0ef51 elementor-hidden-phone\" data-id=\"ee0ef51\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9899655 elementor-absolute elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9899655\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;,&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:300}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"825\" height=\"463\" src=\"https:\/\/arcosnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/DJI_0472-1024x575.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14747\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arcosnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/DJI_0472-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/arcosnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/DJI_0472-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arcosnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/DJI_0472-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arcosnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/DJI_0472-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/arcosnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/DJI_0472-2048x1151.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8620130 elementor-absolute elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8620130\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;,&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:300}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"825\" height=\"458\" src=\"https:\/\/arcosnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1774636265103-1-1024x568.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14749\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arcosnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1774636265103-1-1024x568.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/arcosnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1774636265103-1-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arcosnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1774636265103-1-768x426.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arcosnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1774636265103-1-1536x852.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/arcosnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1774636265103-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-688d923 elementor-absolute elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"688d923\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;,&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:400}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"825\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/arcosnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0F9A4918-1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14750\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arcosnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0F9A4918-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/arcosnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0F9A4918-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arcosnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0F9A4918-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arcosnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0F9A4918-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/arcosnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0F9A4918-1-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f57eae1 elementor-absolute elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f57eae1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;,&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:400}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"825\" height=\"463\" src=\"https:\/\/arcosnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1774600064767-1-1024x575.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14533\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arcosnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1774600064767-1-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/arcosnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1774600064767-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arcosnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1774600064767-1-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arcosnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1774600064767-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ec09c83 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"ec09c83\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93b95c7 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"93b95c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"530\" src=\"https:\/\/arcosnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/arcosbugesera.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10583\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arcosnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/arcosbugesera.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arcosnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/arcosbugesera-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arcosnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/arcosbugesera-600x414.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b11bc06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wt_bs_heading\" data-id=\"b11bc06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wt_bs_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"wt-at-b11bc06\" class=\"headng-wrap left\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"section-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t><br>Mission<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p \t\t\t\t>Conservation At Heart: We aim to build a sustainable future for nature and people through the promotion of collaborative actions.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03f1114 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wt_bs_heading\" data-id=\"03f1114\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wt_bs_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"wt-at-03f1114\" class=\"headng-wrap left\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"section-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>Vision<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p \t\t\t\t>Building Healthy Ecosystems: Our ecosystems are healthy and provide sustainable benefits for nature and people.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75287d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wt_bs_heading\" data-id=\"75287d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wt_bs_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"wt-at-75287d9\" class=\"headng-wrap center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"section-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>Core values<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0070d95 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0070d95\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4129dd5\" data-id=\"4129dd5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9219156 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"9219156\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Collaborative<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Results Oriented<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Professionalism<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Transformative<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Innovative and Creative<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-707d9e6\" data-id=\"707d9e6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4012bc3 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"4012bc3\" 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First<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d217b9d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d217b9d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-32d8605\" data-id=\"32d8605\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0ac03f1\" data-id=\"0ac03f1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05e890e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"05e890e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"825\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/arcosnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Emmy2022_24-1-1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-13115\" alt=\"\" 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elementor-widget-wt_bs_heading\" data-id=\"cf073bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wt_bs_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"wt-at-cf073bf\" class=\"headng-wrap left\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"section-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>Founder and Chief Executive Officer<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>Dr. Sam Kanyamibwa<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p \t\t\t\t>Dr. Sam Kanyamibwa is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Albertine Rift Conservation Society (ARCOS). Sam is a professionally qualified conservationist with over 30 years of experience in the conservation field at international level, particularly in Africa.\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a452b8c wt-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-wt_bs_button\" data-id=\"a452b8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wt_bs_button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"wt-at-a452b8c\" class=\"wt-button-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"wt-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/arcosnetwork.org\/?page_id=9955\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span >Read Full Bio<\/span><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9c5c8b4 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9c5c8b4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1911c96\" data-id=\"1911c96\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba1b792 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba1b792\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"color: #3e3e3e;\"><strong>The team<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>For over two decades, our team has grown in number and in spirit and has played a massive role to achieve our mission. With over 100 staff across three countries, we are committed to enhance conservation efforts, community development, and collaborative climate action.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a12c7d wt-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-wt_bs_button\" data-id=\"4a12c7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wt_bs_button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"wt-at-4a12c7d\" class=\"wt-button-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"wt-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/arcosnetwork.org\/?page_id=9971\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span >Meet our Team<\/span><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3379f23\" data-id=\"3379f23\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88b57d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"88b57d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"825\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/arcosnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/H88A0403-1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-13680\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arcosnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/H88A0403-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/arcosnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/H88A0403-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/arcosnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/H88A0403-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/arcosnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/H88A0403-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/arcosnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/H88A0403-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who we are We are a regional conservation organisation putting healthy biodiversity and proper management of natural resources in the Albertine Rift region, Africa Great Lakes and African Mountains at the forefront of our mission. 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