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Residents plant a tree at Nyandungu Eco-Park in Kigali. As Rwanda seeks to plant 65 million trees, restoring urban forests is among the priorities. Photo: Olivier Mugwiza.
Environment

Inside govt efforts to restore urban forests

Tuesday, October 29, 2024
This drought has not only affected crop yields but has made hydroelectric power generation on the Zambezi River—the two countries’ main source of electricity—nearly impossible. 

With the Zambezi river drying up, Rwanda needs to embrace nuclear

Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Minister of Environment, Valentine Uwamariya and Martina Fors Mohlin, Chargé d’affaires at the Embassy of Sweden in Kigali during the signing ceremony on Thursday, October 3. Courtesy
Environment

Rwanda, Sweden sign deal to mobilise climate finance through carbon market

Friday, October 04, 2024
Vehicles at Nyarutarama in Kigali. Available data from Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA), shows that on average, each number plate series registers at least 24,975 private vehicles. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Rwanda

Spike in vehicle ownership reflects Rwanda’s growing prosperity, but poses new challenges

Monday, September 23, 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
Faustin Munyazikwiye, the Deputy Director General of Rwanda Environment Management Authority. Courtesy
Environment

Rwanda seeks to reduce ‘potent greenhouse gases’ from livestock

Monday, July 08, 2024
Inside a bio-waste treatment facility to convert organic waste into organic fertilisers that was inaugurated at Nduba dumpsite, in the City of Kigali, on June 19. Emmy Dushimimana
Environment

Nduba dumpsite facility to treat 5 tonnes of waste daily for organic fertilisers

Wednesday, June 19, 2024
Faustin Munyazikwiye, the Deputy Director General of REMA addresses delegates as 196 countries meet to agree on the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) in Bonn, Germany. Courtesy
Finance

Rwanda’s negotiators in Bonn for climate finance push

Wednesday, June 12, 2024
Two Lake Kivu islands, Shyute and Kamiko that were once deforested and degraded will soon be restored with 156,000 different tree species
Environment

Lake Kivu: Two islands to undergo forest restoration

Monday, March 25, 2024
The world is facing heat waves as 2023 emerges warmest year
Environment

Report warns of ‘likely’ heat waves as 2023 emerges warmest year

Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Participants of the workshop pose for a photo. One Acre Fund aims to plant 250 million trees by 2030 and has already planted 96 million trees by the end of 2023. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Featured

FEATURED: One Acre Fund Rwanda reflects on tree campaign, unveils plans

Friday, March 08, 2024
Rwanda National Police Fire and Rescue Brigade during the rescue activities of people stranded at an overflooded highway in Kigali on February 2, 2020. File

Climate change is real and should be everyone’s responsibility

Tuesday, March 05, 2024