Kigali, Rwanda, hosts the Inaugural IUCN Africa Protected Areas Congress

Landsat5 TM acquired on 20 June 1984 at 07:36:03 UTC
Landsat8 OLI-TIRS acquired on 04 June 2013 at 08:09:42 UTC
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Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Kigali, Rwanda, APAC, IUCN, conference
Fig. 1 - S2 (16.06.2022) - From July 18-23, 2022, the African Protected Areas Congress (APAC) will be held in Kigali, Rwanda.
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Fig. 2 - L5 (20.06.1984) L8 (04.06.2013) & S2(16.06.2022) - Overview of the urban expansion of Kigali from 1984 to 2022
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The overarching goal of the Congress is to position Africa's protected and conserved areas within the broader goals of economic development and community well-being and to increase understanding of the vital role parks play in biodiversity conservation and ecosystem provision.
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