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Rwenzori-Virunga montane moorlands (AT1013)

 

Rwenzori-Virunga montane moorlands
Rwenzori Mountains, Democratic Republic of Congo
Photograph by WWF/ Kate Newman


 

Where
Eastern Africa: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, and Rwanda
Biome
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands

  Size
1,000 square miles (2,700 square kilometers) -- about the size of Rhode Island
Relatively Stable/Intact
 
 

· Location and General Description
· Biodiversity Features
· Current Status
· Threats
· Ecoregion Justification
· References
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Location and General Description

Biodiversity Features

Current Status

Types and Severity of Threats

Justification of Ecoregion Delineation

References


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For more general information on this ecoregion, go to the WildWorld version of this description.

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