Africa: 120 Park Rangers Graduate in Law Enforcement and Wildlife Protection

120 new park rangers have graduated from a course on law enforcement and preservation of parks organized by the Rwanda Development Board with support from The Howard G. Buffet Foundation and in collaboration with the Rwanda National Police.

In a move to improve Rwanda's parks management capacity and ensuring the sovereignty of the national parks, Rwanda Development Board launched a program which addresses the key capacity needs in law enforcement and preservation of parks. Under this initiative 120 rangers have undergone paramilitary training equipping them to serve as law enforcement and deterrent for illegal activities in Rwanda's national parks.

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