Virunga National Park
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Virunga National Park (Democratic Republic of the Congo) |
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| The Virunga National
Park is the oldest and most famous park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It offers an incomparable diversity of habitats and hosts one of the remaining populations of mountain gorillas. The park was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1979. Satellite images illustrate clearly the abrupt change from dense to sparse vegetation. Hence, they allow detecting and mapping the boundary of the park. Satellite data are also useful to monitor volcanic eruptions or to assess deforestation. |
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| The war and the
subsequent massive influx of refugees from Rwanda led to massive deforestation and poaching at the site and threatens the habitats for endangered pecies. For these reasons the park was added to the list of World Heritage in Danger. |
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