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Students from Groupe Scolaire Rwahi tour Busaga Natural Forest in Muhanga District last year. / Photo: File.
Rwanda

Govt to allocate 80 per cent of state forests to private operators

Wednesday, March 24, 2021
The improved cook stoves will reduce wood consumption by 50 per cent. / Photo: Courtesy.
Business

Attempts to save forests by distributing modern cook stoves

Monday, March 01, 2021
The New Times

Wetland degradation undermines water supply, says Mujawamariya

Tuesday, February 02, 2021
Former Gikondo industrial park in Kicukiro District .6500 Illegal activities, including industries in wetlands were evicted. / Photo: Dan Nsengiyumva.
Rwanda

Ten environmental stories that made headlines in 2020

Tuesday, January 05, 2021
The New Times

Protecting and restoring Rwanda’s natural forests

Tuesday, December 22, 2020
Groupe Scolaire Rwahi students during a tour Busaga natural forest in Muhanga District last year. / Photo: File.
Rwanda

Over 280,000ha of Rwanda’s natural forests face extinction

Thursday, December 10, 2020
The New Times
Rwanda

Booming charcoal business fuels deforestation fears

Friday, November 27, 2020
Ibanda-Makera is a 169-hectare natural forest of varied natural trees and home to types of wild animals, in a marshland connected to River Akagera. / Photo: Courtesy.
Rwanda

Plans underway to transform Kirehe’s Ibanda-Makera forest into a tourist venue

Tuesday, November 17, 2020
The New Times

Clean skies, healthy people

Monday, September 07, 2020
A reforestation project in Muhanga District. Overall, reforestation and afforestation rates are estimated to be at 24 per cent of total forest cover. / Photo: Sam Ngendahimana.
Rwanda

Rwanda on course to restore two million hectares of deforested land

Tuesday, September 01, 2020
Tumwesigye on right side poses for photo with youth in Central African Republic. / Courtesy.
Business

UR graduate inspiring youth to create jobs in nature conservation

Monday, August 17, 2020
Nasho Solar-Powered Irrigation Scheme in Kirehe District. Rwanda has committed to invest billions of dollars in green projects, including solar-powered irrigation schemes, over the next 10 years under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. / Photo: Sam Ngendahimana.
Business

Inside Rwanda’s 10 multi-billion dollar green projects

Monday, June 15, 2020