# ALBERTINE RIFT CONSERVATION SOCIETY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1102123
- **Other names:** ARCOS
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Feb. 16, 2004
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1102123


## Contact

- **Address:** BIRDLIFE INTERNATIONAL, UNIT 1, WELLBROOK COURT, GIRTON, CAMBRIDGE
- **Postcode:** CB3 0NA
- **Phone:** 01223277318
- **Email:** info@arcosnetwork.org
- **Website:** www.arcosnetwork.org



## Activities

**Objects:** 1. TO PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION  IN THE ALBERTINE RIFT REGION (DEFINED AS THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE AFRICAN RIFT VALLEY, COVERING THE AREA ON EITHER SIDE OF THE RIFT FROM WESTERN UGANDA, EASTERN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, RWANDA, BURUNDI AND WESTERN TANZANIA TO NORTHERN ZAMBIA) BY CONSERVATION ACTIONS, PUBLIC EDUCATION AND AWARENESS, REGIONAL COLLABORATION AND INFORMATION EXCHANGE.2) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATIONNITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

**Activities:** - TO PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND EXPERIENCE EXCHANGE THROUGH MEETINGS, FORUMS, EDUCATIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES- TO PROMOTE PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITIES, GOVERNMENTS, SCIENTIFIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANISATIONS- TO DEVELOP SKILLS THROUGH TRAINING AND EXPERIENCES SHARING- TO COMMMUNICATE AND ADDRESS CONSERVATION ISSUES IN THE ALBERTINE RIFT AND OTHER MOUNTAIN ECOSYSTES IN AFRICA

**Area of benefit:** ALBERTINE RIFT REGION, IN AFRICA




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Burundi
- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Rwanda
- Tanzania
- Uganda
- Zambia



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £11506381 | £7753212 | £4644350 | 188 |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £2872298 | £2568425 | £879619 | 119 |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £1399547 | £1536955 | £579877 | 91 |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £1087480 | £858813 | £672106 | 75 |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £901 | £325204 | £420016 | 29 |



## Trustees

- **Dr Victor Nyarangi Keraro** (Chair) — appointed Dec. 10, 2020
- Dr Adrie Mukashema — appointed Dec. 10, 2020
- Dr Brigitte Nyirambangutse — appointed July 26, 2019
- Dr Charles KAHINDO MUZUSA NGABO — appointed Dec. 10, 2020
- Dr Nicholas David King — appointed June 26, 2023
- Dr Robert Nabanyumya — appointed June 1, 2025
- Prof. Godwin Kowero Sifueli — appointed June 1, 2025
- Prof. Joerg Balsiger — appointed June 1, 2025