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Tourism

Kwita Izina: Who are the namers for 2022?

Thursday, September 01, 2022
Pedestrians wade through a flooded wetland in Kigali on January 28, 2020. more than 745,000 hectares of agricultural land in Rwanda potentially loses its topsoil every year . File

Experts weigh in on soil erosion-induced losses

Wednesday, August 10, 2022
Jean de Dieu Kwizera, a beekeeper in Gasabo District. Beekeepers reckon that one of the ways to increase honey production is producing eco-friendly pesticides.

Beekeepers weigh in on how to boost honey production

Monday, August 08, 2022
A landscape view of former Gikondo industrial park after demolishing properties to conserve wetlands in Kigali in 2020. Under the Kigali City Wetland Master Plan, 3,888 hectares are reserved for conservation. According to the new study, the city has about 37 interconnected wetlands with a total area of about 9,160 hectares.

Study: Kigali City wetlands could generate over $155m annually

Monday, August 08, 2022
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Africa

Chinese-built modern railway in Kenya lauded for its green ethos

Friday, August 05, 2022
A segment of Nyungwe forest that was affected by wildfire last week. The fire destroyed at least 21 hectares of Nyungwe Forest in Bweyeye sector, Rusizi district.
Rwanda

Four arrested over Nyungwe fire

Monday, August 01, 2022
Workshop to galvanize voice and action of young people July 2022. / Photo by We Do GREEN
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World Conservation Day: Call for an active role of Rwanda’s youth in nature preservation and fighting against environmental degradation

Thursday, July 28, 2022
Students tour Busaga forest in Rongi Sector of Muhanga District. The forest once occupied 300 hectares of land but has been reduced to less than 150 hectares due to agriculture, wood exploitation and settlement. As Rwanda observes the World Nature Conservation Day on July 28, the country has committed to restore two million hectares of degraded and deforested landscapes by 2030. File

Govt banks on private operators to increase forestry sector revenues

Wednesday, July 27, 2022
Two women help a man to plant a seedling during a tree planting exercise in Nyagatare District. Planting or nurturing a tree seedling is a good place to start in championing a green economy. Sam Ngendahimana

The role of women in biodiversity conservation

Sunday, July 24, 2022
Officials in a group photo as IUCN Africa Protected Areas Congress culminates in Kigali with a u2018Kigali Call to Actionu2019 statement with contributions from heads of state, ministers and representatives of government on July 23.

APAC: Five key highlights from continental conservation congress

Saturday, July 23, 2022
Zephanie Niyonkuru, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Rwanda Development Board and Luther Anukur, the Regional Director for Eastern and Southern Africa after signing the agreement in Kigali on July 22. Photos by Dan Nsengiyumva

Rwanda joins global conservation body' 'green list'

Saturday, July 23, 2022
With a conservation message, Nature Rwanda engaged the local community in planting trees in buffer area.

Conservation: Youth-led organisations weigh in on climate finance

Friday, July 22, 2022