Environmental

Do you have an idea for The New Times to cover? Submit it here!
Search Results for "Environmental" (5467 articles)
Workers at Kigali Leather factory, a firm based in Kanzenze in Bugesera District. File
Economy

New plan for Bugesera Tannery Park as initial location gets cancelled

Monday, February 02, 2026
Veterinary inspectors examine chicken in a poultry farm. File

Strengthening poultry safety my Umushyikirano 2026 dialogue request

Monday, February 02, 2026
Members of the Rotary Club of Kigali Virunga (RCKV) join residents for a group photo during the monthly Umuganda community work in Kinyinya Sector, Gasabo District, on January 31. Craish Bahizi
Environment

Rotarians plant 2,000 trees ahead of 25th anniversary

Saturday, January 31, 2026
Rwanda and Singapore have launched a call for carbon market projects’ proposals under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. Photo by Emmanuel Dushimimana
Environment

Rwanda, Singapore issue call for carbon market project proposals

Friday, January 30, 2026
A newly constructed residential area built on land that was previously reserved for agriculture in Kinyaga, Bumbogo Sector, Gasabo District. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana.
Agriculture

How Kigali plans to protect land reserved for agriculture

Tuesday, January 27, 2026
A view of the village built for more than 80 families displaced by the construction of the Rusumo hydropower plant in Kirehe District. Courtesy
Infrastructure

Inside $4m housing scheme for families displaced by Rusumo power project

Tuesday, January 27, 2026
The ongoing construction works for a new landfill and a Faecal Sludge Treatment Plant (FSTP) in Rubavu District. Courtesy
Infrastructure

Construction of Rubavu modern landfill gets underway

Sunday, January 25, 2026
A worker stacks tin ingots at LuNa Smelter in Kigali. Tin prices have risen to nearly $50,000 per tonne from $32,000 on the international market. File
Economy

Mining: High tin prices 'may lift investor interest in Rwanda'

Saturday, January 24, 2026
Workers pack fresh green beans for exports at NAEB Warehouse at Gikondo. File

Why Kigali’s fresh produce market budget rose to $53.4m

Thursday, January 22, 2026
US President Donald Trump signed to order the United States’ withdrawal from dozens of UN-affiliated bodies and multilateral groups.

From aid to absence: Africa after America’s retreat

Thursday, January 22, 2026
A technician works inside a cookstove testing labaratory at Rwanda Standards Board. File
Environment

REMA explains charges for new carbon market projects

Wednesday, January 21, 2026
Image taken in Gakenke District starkly reveals the environmental cost of conventional tillage, where bare, disturbed soil is left defenceless against erosion, as evidenced by the sloughing hillside and washed-out field. Such practices compact the soil, severely hindering water infiltration and aggressively depleting the soil of its vital organic matter and nutrients. Photo: Courtesy of RICA

Conservation agriculture: Rwanda’s practical response to climate change and soil degradation

Tuesday, January 20, 2026