Forestry

Do you have an idea for The New Times to cover? Submit it here!
Search Results for "Forestry" (744 articles)
A view of Busaga natural forest in Muhanga District which is among the leading protected areas. Rwanda Forestry Authority has placed forests covering approximately 1,000 hectares, managed by farmers’ cooperatives. File
Environment

Rwanda: Farmers’ forests put on carbon market

Thursday, December 21, 2023
Farmers have expressed concerns over a weed infestation in a water reservoir that is crucial for rice farming in Gatare and Rwabikino marshlands. PHOTOS BY SAM NGENDAHIMANA
Agriculture

Bugesera: Rice farmers troubled as harmful weed invades key water reservoir

Saturday, December 16, 2023
One of tree nurseries that were established by the government in Eastern province. Residents were urged to plant different tree species including those serving as food for bees. Courtesy
Agriculture

Rwanda reviving 15 bee-forage tree species to fix honey scarcity

Thursday, December 14, 2023
Serge Shema, a forestry entrepreneur, working in his nursery tree farm in Musanze District on October 26. Over 3,000 Rwandan forest farmers and cooperatives could soon get additional money as an incentive for protecting and preserving trees. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza
Environment

COP28: Over 3,000 forest farmers set to get incentive under carbon market scheme

Thursday, December 07, 2023
Rwanda National Police's rescue brigade officers rescue people who got stranded at a flooded street in Kigali on February 3, 2020. At COP 28 City of Kigali secures Rwf8.5bn to bolster climate resilience. PHOTO BY SAM NGENDAHIMANA
Environment

COP28: City of Kigali secures Rwf8.5bn to bolster climate resilience

Thursday, December 07, 2023
A view of the newly restored forest in Gicumbi District though a project dubbed 'Green Gicumbi'. File
Environment

Inside green projects financed by Rwanda Green Fund

Monday, December 04, 2023
Rwanda signed cooperation agreements with Kuwait towards the implementation of article 6 of the Paris Agreement that governs the Carbon market in Dubai on December 2.
Environment

Carbon market governance: Rwanda inks deals with Singapore, Kuwait

Saturday, December 02, 2023
The New Times

Lessening the blow of climate-related loss and damage

Thursday, November 30, 2023
The CEO of Rwanda of Rwanda Development Board (RDB), Francis Gatare speaks to journalists after a tree planting exercise. Gatare has called upon investors to build a multi-star hotel on Mount Rebero in Kigali City. All photos by Craish BAHIZI
Tourism

RDB calls for investors to build luxury hotel on Mount Rebero

Sunday, November 26, 2023
Minister of Health Dr Sabin Nsanzimana plants a tree during the Umuganda on Saturday, November 26.
Environment

New tree planting initiative to promote ‘green hospitals’

Sunday, November 26, 2023
Some of the housing units at the green model village that was inaugurated on Monday, November 20, 2023, in Kaniga sector of Gicumbi District. The new village is accommodating at least 60 households who relocated from high risk zones in Gicumbi
Environment

Inside Gicumbi’s Rwf3bn climate-resilient model village

Wednesday, November 22, 2023
A view of the newly restored forest in Gicumbi District through a project dubbed 'Green Gicumbi'.
Environment

Rwanda ranked fifth most environmentally sustainable country

Tuesday, November 21, 2023