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One of mountain gorillas in Volcanoes National Park. Sam Ngendahimana

Governments must meet their biodiversity pledges

Thursday, August 17, 2023
Some birds that were photographed at Rubungo hill in Bumbogo, in Gasabo District. Rwanda boasts more than 703 bird species, making it one of the countries with the highest concentration of bird population in Africa. All photos by Sam Ngendahimana

PHOTOS: Why Rwanda is a bird sanctuary

Sunday, August 13, 2023
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Agriculture

Making agriculture ‘cool’: Five things that distinguish RICA

Friday, August 11, 2023
Some lions in Akagera National Park. August 10th is World Lion Day - a day set aside to honor the majestic big cat and raise awareness of their challenges as a species. Courtesy

World Lion Day: Celebrating Rwanda’s roaring success

Thursday, August 10, 2023
Agric specialists during a seeds multiplication exercise in a greenhouse in Musanze District. Sam Ngendahimana
Agriculture

House gives draft GMO law clean bill of health

Thursday, August 03, 2023
(Clockwise, top left): Jeanne d’Arc Mujawamariya, Teddy Mpinganzima Mugabo, Juliet Kabera, Coletha Ruhamya, Aloysie Imanishimwe, Francine Munyaneza, Grace Ineza and Eliane Ubalijoro. All photos: Courtesy.
Women

Rwandan women shaping country's green growth agenda

Thursday, August 03, 2023
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

Inside Rwanda’s top multi-billion nature conservation projects

Friday, July 28, 2023
Some seedlings of indigenous species. Rwanda is planning to plant more trees, of which 40 per cent must be indigenous species, in order to access the carbon market. COURTESY
Environment

Carbon trading: Indigenous trees to take up 40% of Rwanda’s forests

Monday, July 24, 2023
Activists during a guided tour of a protected forest in Kayonza. Rwanda is hosting the 2023 International Conference on Conservation Biology (ICCB 2023) slated for July 23-27. Courtesy
Science

Over 90 country representatives attend conference on conservation biology in Kigali

Sunday, July 23, 2023
The UNCLOS entered into force on 17 June 2023 for Rwanda, just in time for the adoption of the Agreement on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction on 19 and 20 June 2023.

New rights, duties and expectations for Rwanda in the Law of the Sea Convention

Monday, July 03, 2023
Gikondo wetland after factories and businesses in the former industrial park were relocated to the Special Economic Zone to pave way for the restoration of the wetland. Sam Ngendahimana

Kigali’s wetlands repair to save 220,000 people prone to flood risks

Monday, June 26, 2023
A kitchen made by Umulisa.
Women

One woman’s past that inspired a green construction career

Monday, May 29, 2023