Institute of Tropical Forest Conservation in Bwindi | Spearheading Biodiversity, Ecological and Conservation Research, Monitoring in the Albertine Rift Protected Areas

Mbarara University of Science and Technology

Institute of Tropical Forest Conservation (ITFC)


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Established in 1991, the Institute of Tropical Forest Conservation (ITFC) is a biodiversity conservation-oriented post-graduate research institute of Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST).

ITFC is located in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Southwestern Uganda, approximately 52 kms from Kabale. Although our activities cover numerous forests and protected areas from the entire region, we have mainly been focusing on Bwindi, Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, and Echuya Central Forest Reserve. We are currently running studies in Queen Elizabeth National Park, Rwenzori Mountains, Semuliki Valley, Murchison Falls, Mount Elgon among other areas.