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Tourists visit Akagera National Park. In Rwanda, every $1 million (approximately Rwf1.3 billion) invested in nature-based tourism creates 1,328 new jobs, both directly and indirectly.
Rwanda

Nature-based tourism poised to boost Rwanda’s economy

Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Residents of Burera District receive cookstoves as part of a programme meant to reduce their reliance on firewood from Rugezi wetland. Courtesy
Rwanda

Burera looks to cookstoves as firewood collection threatens Rugezi wetland

Tuesday, November 19, 2024
A view of Burera Beach Resort on the shores of Lake Burera. PHOTO BY ERIC BRIGHT KAYOMBAYIRE
Tourism

Investors look to exploit Rwanda’s popular twin lakes

Wednesday, October 16, 2024
A view of Rugezi wetland in in Burera, one of the restored marshlands in in Rwanda. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Environment

Rwanda to restore 1,000 wetlands as report highlights water crisis in Africa

Monday, September 30, 2024
A landscape view of the reforested area. Green Gicumbi project has rehabilitated 1,107 hectares of degraded forests in the past three years. Courtesy
Environment

What are Rwanda’s top 10 forestry conservation-related projects?

Monday, July 29, 2024
The New Times
Tourism

Musanze to establish Mukungwa urban eco-tourism park

Tuesday, May 28, 2024
Minister for Environment, Jeanne d'Arc Mujawamariya with officials during Umuganda community work at Nyabikono, where the Mwogo and Mbirurume rivers meet to form the Nyabarongo River on Saturday, May 25.
Environment

Govt set to green key districts to protect Nile river sources from pollution

Sunday, May 26, 2024
One of the 26 houses destroyed by landslides on a hill in Gakenke District on Sunday, May 5. Courtesy
Environment

Gakenke landslides demolish 26 houses, destroy crops

Monday, May 06, 2024
A view of river Rubyiro burst its banks and damaged rice plantation in Rusizi District. File
Environment

Households along Rubyiro, Cyagara river banks to be relocated amid fears of floods

Thursday, May 02, 2024
A view of a flooded Ngororero-Muhanga road near Nyabarongo river, after heavy rains that disrupted travel on April 1. Nyabarongo is listed among the rivers that could cause floods. Courtesy
Environment

Rwanda’s rivers ‘likely to burst their banks’ as regional countries face flood crisis

Tuesday, April 30, 2024
A view of the newly completed Sebeya flood retention dam in Rubavu district to control River Sebeya floods.
Environment

How prepared are we one year after devastating rains?

Monday, April 29, 2024
Mourners lay flowers on Lake Muhazi to pay tribute to thousands of Tutsi who were dumped in Muhazi during the Genocide against the Tutsi.
Kwibuka

April 15, 1994: Tutsi drowned in Lake Muhazi, children smashed onto walls

Sunday, April 14, 2024