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Some of housing units at Bwiza Riverside Estate in Nyarugenge District. CRAISH BAHIZI
Housing

Explainer: Eight features that characterise a green home

Wednesday, August 09, 2023
A flooded wetland in Kicukiro. Members of the Committee on Land, Agriculture, Livestock, and Environment have voiced concerns regarding the vulnerability of a vast expanse of 1,080,000 hectares at high risk of soil erosion.
Environment

Legislators express concern as a million hectares face soil erosion

Tuesday, August 08, 2023
The newly constructed dam will serve to retain a portion of the floodwater and release it at a controlled flow rate.

Govt completes construction of River Sebeya flood retention dam

Monday, July 10, 2023
A flooded area in Nyundo sector, Rubavu. Environment and climate change experts have called for a probe into deforestation, land degradation, and mining activities that have triggered the increase in soil erosion and flooding .
Environment

Scientists call for probe into deforestation, illegal mining

Monday, July 03, 2023
Jean Marie Vianney Kagenza, Team Leader of the Green Gicumbi project. Photos: Courtesy.
Featured

GCF-funded ‘Green Gicumbi’ to strengthen district’s climate resilience

Tuesday, June 27, 2023
Jean Marie Vianney Kagenza, Team Leader of the Green Gicumbi project.
Featured

FEATURED: GCF-funded ‘Green Gicumbi’ to strengthen district’s climate resilience

Monday, June 26, 2023
The Minister of Agriculture, Ildephonse Musafiri and the Director General of Imbuto Foundation, Sandrine Umutoni award one group during the awarding ceremony of the 15 young agripreneurs in Bugesera on Friday, June 23. All photos by Craish Bahizi
Agriculture

PHOTOS: Imbuto awards 15 young agripreneurs

Friday, June 23, 2023
By using the new farming technique, farmers can improve soil health, reduce erosion, and conserve water resources, leading to higher crop yields. Photos by Emmanuel Nkangura
Agriculture

Conservation agriculture: Farmers advised on ‘smart’ way to boost crop production

Tuesday, June 20, 2023
Residents at a temporary accommodation site for people who were affected by disasters on May 3 in Rubavu District. The disasters killed 135 and over 6000 houses were destroyed countrywide.
Housing

Disasters: Govt to build model villages for displaced families

Thursday, June 08, 2023
People representing entities that were awarded for their efforts to address plastic pollution through plastic waste management pose for a photo with Environment Minister Jeanne d'Arc Mujawamariya (C), and the Director General, Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA), Juliet Kabera, on June 5, 2023, in Kigali. Photos by Craish Bahizi
Environment

PHOTOS: Inside Rwanda’s revised green growth blueprint

Tuesday, June 06, 2023
A motorist navigates through floodwater near Nyabugogo Bus Park on March 1, 2020. Photo. File
Environment

World Heritage Day: A look at Rwanda's measures to mitigate climate change effects

Tuesday, April 18, 2023
A view of Nasho Solar-powered irrigation Project that was established to boost productivity. According to a study, by 2050, there will be no less than 12,433 km² of agricultural land in Rwanda. Courtesy
Agriculture

Agriculture land ‘must be protected’ to feed increasing population

Thursday, April 13, 2023