Five key takeaways from the inaugural Africa Protected areas Congress

1. Rwanda joined the green list of the International Union for conservation of Nature (IUCN)
2. Nyandungu Urban Eco-Tourism Park was opened
3. The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) opened its country office in Kigali
4. A Pan-African Conservation Trust (A-PACT) fund, worth $200 billion, was launched
5. Governments were urged to finance conservation projects from national budgets before seeking external funds