Gishwati Natural Forest is among protected forest of Rwanda and it is located in North- Western of the country with 1?nbsp44? 50? S, 29?nbsp25? 37.3? E as geographical coordinates. The forest has been highly degraded since 1986- 2006 years. Through enclosed figures by using GIS tools (ArcMap) with satellite images taken in the year 1986 and the year 2006, I have been able to show the situation of Gishwati forest 1986 and 2006 years and the changes the forest has occurred.

The growth of population in Rwanda has made a great pressure on natural resource of Rwanda considerably and natural forests had been degraded at the disappearance level such as Gishwati Natural forest. 

As we see human activities has impacted much on the degradation of Gishwati Natural forest, the forest lost was around 93% equal to 1435, 2975 ha for only a period of 20 years (See figures). Many animal and plant species has disappeared other reduced considerably due to this forest degradation issues.

Currently the government has established policies to reforest the forest which has improved this critical situation of Gishwati Natural Forest and today there is a hope that Gishwati Forest will remain on Rwanda map and some species will be kept. Some project conduct researches and make awareness on the conservation and protection of Gishwati Natural Forest such as the American project called Great Apes Trust who conduct researches on great apes in Gishwati forest.