{"id":1621,"date":"2024-03-25T14:35:31","date_gmt":"2024-03-25T12:35:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greatervirunga.org\/?p=1621"},"modified":"2024-03-25T14:35:31","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T12:35:31","slug":"international-forest-day-2024-finds-the-greater-virunga-landscape-in-dire-straits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greatervirunga.org\/international-forest-day-2024-finds-the-greater-virunga-landscape-in-dire-straits\/","title":{"rendered":"International Forest Day 2024 finds the Greater Virunga Landscape in dire straits."},"content":{"rendered":"
It is crucial to acknowledge this day’s thoughtful importance and the emotions it draws out. From the weakening of natural resources to the dreadful impact of climate shift, our ecosystem\u2019s fragile state compels everyone to take urgent action.<\/p>\n
If nothing is done today in the Greater Virunga Landscape shared between the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Republic of Rwanda and the Republic of Uganda, our generation may be the last to see endangered wildlife species, such as mountain gorillas, chimpanzees, African Elephants, Lions, hippopotamus, etc.<\/p>\n