deforestation

Do you have an idea for The New Times to cover? Submit it here!
Search Results for "deforestation" (492 articles)
A view of the newly constructed housing blocks to accommodate residents identified as high risk zone dwellers in Nyarugenge District near Mpazi drainage in Kigali. Courtesy
Housing

How Rwanda plans to enforce 'vertical housing' to ease land pressure

Thursday, January 23, 2025
Some cooking stoves distributed to residents through the project dubbed Reducing Vulnerability to Climate Change through Enhancing Community-Based Biodiversity Conservation (COMBIO)
Women

How women have taken lead in deforestation fight in Eastern Province

Tuesday, January 21, 2025
A view of one of the new water drainage systems constructed in Kigali to curb floods in the capital. Sam Ngendahimana
Editorial

Development and resilience are not mutually exclusive, Kigali can have both

Friday, January 03, 2025
Rwanda launched the rehabilitation of five wetlands that will cost $27 million to be upgraded in Kigali
Environment

Inside nine multi-billion greening projects set to take shape in 2025

Thursday, January 02, 2025
The workshop aimed to raise awareness about the project's objectives and foster collaboration among stakeholders to ensure its success.
Featured

BRD hosts stakeholder engagement workshop to accelerate clean energy access in Rwanda

Friday, December 20, 2024
Residents clear mud and sand from Giciye River in Ngororero District after heavy rainfall. Photo: File.
Environment

Govt mulls new model to safeguard Giciye power plants from floods

Tuesday, December 17, 2024
Clean cooking technologies and modern methods have been implemented at Groupe Scolaire St Jean Munini, Nyaruguru. Photos by Emmanuel Dushimimana
Rwanda

Lawmakers propose clean cooking solutions for schools to check firewood use

Friday, November 29, 2024
A technician during the electricity supply activities in Gicumbi District.  The government’s aim to achieve 100 percent energy access within five years is admirable. Photo Courtesy 
Editorial

Rwanda’s energy policy needs bold steps for a green future

Friday, November 08, 2024
Rwamagana Solar Power Station, an 8.5MW solar power plant is the fourth-largest in the East African Community. The government is revising its energy policy to expedite its transition to renewable energy. Photo Courtesy 
Energy

Why Rwanda is updating its energy policy

Friday, November 08, 2024
Electric buses that were brought in last month to shore up the country's green transport sector.  Transport is one of the sectors that will take the lion's share in the country's new climate finance strategy. Photo Courtesy
Environment

Key sectors that will take lion’s share in Rwanda's climate financing

Thursday, November 07, 2024
Government officials join Bugesera residents at the annual Tree Planting Day in Kanzenze cell, Ntarama sector, during Umuganda community service on October 27. Photo: Craish Bahizi.
Environment

Explainer: Rwanda’s journey to restore two million hectares of degraded land

Thursday, October 31, 2024
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