Rwanda: Volcano Park Fronted for World Tourism Site

15 November 2006

Kigali — The Volcano Park (Virunga) is being fronted for classification as a world class tourism site. Rwanda and her northern neighbour, Uganda are lobbying the United Nations to nominate their prominent national parks into the category of World Heritage Sites.

Joined by the Democratic Republic of Congo, the two neighbouring states have fronted the protected area comprising the Parc des Volcans (Rwanda) and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park in Uganda to the United Nations Education and Scientific Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), for nomination of the transboundary ecosystem among the internationally recognised centres.

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