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Virunga Foundation
Founded20 October 2005[1]
FocusNature conservation, biodiversity
Location
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
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The Virunga Foundation is a non-governmental organisation working in the field of nature conservation. Registered in London[1] and funded by the European Union,[2] it is focused on protecting the wildlife in Virunga National Park in partnership with the Democratic Republic of Congo's ICNN. Its name between 2005 and 2014 was African Conservation Fund.[1]

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