Bururi Forest Nature Reserve () is a

nature reserve A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, funga, or features of geologic ...

in southwestern

Burundi Burundi, officially the Republic of Burundi, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is located in the Great Rift Valley at the junction between the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa, with a population of over 14 million peop ...

. Created in 1951, it is designated a

wilderness area Wilderness or wildlands (usually in the plural) are Earth's natural environments that have not been significantly modified by human activity, or any nonurbanized land not under extensive agricultural cultivation. The term has traditionally ...

(

IUCN protected area category IUCN protected area categories, or IUCN protected area management categories, are categories used to classify protected areas in a system developed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The enlisting of such areas is part ...

Ib). Its area is 33 km. It is managed by the Institute National pour l’ Environment et la Conservation de la nature (INECN). The annual rainfall is from 1200mm to 2400mm. There are 93 species of trees in the Bururi Forest, with '' Strombosia'' and ''

Myrianthus ''Myrianthus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the nettle family (Urticaceae). They are mainly found in Tropical Africa. They are mostly tropical trees, shrubs, or lianas. Leaves are simple and pinnately veined or with a palmate structure. It ...

'' spp. dominant and ''

Tabernaemontana ''Tabernaemontana'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae. It has a pan-tropical distribution, found in Asia, Africa, Australia, North America, South America, and islands of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. These plants are everg ...

'', '' Newtonia'', and ''

Entandrophragma ''Entandrophragma'' is a genus of eleven known species of deciduous trees in the family Meliaceae. Description ''Entandrophragma'' is restricted to tropical Africa.Entandrophragma C. DC. in Bull. Herb. Boissier 2:582 t.21 (1894) At least some ...

'' spp. also common. 87 bird species have also been registered, including '' Apalis argentea'' which is common in some areas. The

Siguvyaye River The Siguvyaye River () is a river in Burundi. Course The Siguvyaye River rises near Nyagatovu in southern Bururi Province, and flows east–west through that province for its entire length. After passing south of the city of Bururi it flows thro ...

flows through the southern end of the reserve. The waterfalls of the river and the beautiful surrounding landscapes are potential tourist attractions.

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* * Protected areas of Burundi Protected areas established in 1951 1951 establishments in Africa Bururi Province 1951 establishments in Ruanda-Urundi Albertine Rift montane forests Central Zambezian miombo woodlands {{Africa-protected-area-stub