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Nyabihu residents watch how heavy rains destroy a bridge on May 7, 2020. File
Infrastructure

Upcountry roads face growing environmental damage - new report

Tuesday, December 16, 2025
A view of Nduba dump site in Gasabo District. File
Environment

How inter-district landfills could boost waste disposal

Friday, December 12, 2025
Farmers from Shyira Sector in Nyabihu District celebrate after planting 4,000 indigenous tree species in the buffer zone of the Mukungwa River.
Featured

Could land restoration be Africa’s "new economy"?

Tuesday, December 09, 2025
Miners work in a tunnel at GAMICO- Bashyamba Mining Site in Nyarugenge District. Photos by Emmanuel Dushimimana
Environment

Nearly 1,000 abandoned mines set for restoration by 2030

Monday, December 08, 2025
The ongoing Kigali Urban Wetlands Project aims to rehabilitate multiple wetlands, restoring hundreds of hectares of natural landscapes and integrating green spaces, lakes, and pedestrian paths across the city

Kigali’s wetlands revamp inspires a new urban vision

Monday, December 08, 2025
A view of of Nyabugogo Wetland
Environment

Wetlands restoration drive turns flood zones into eco parks

Tuesday, December 02, 2025
Ongoing construction on the Nyabarongo II site between Gakenke and Rulindo districts in the Northern and Southern provinces on November 21. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Environment

Study reveals major gaps in environmental safety of public construction projects

Saturday, November 29, 2025
Representative of Rwanda, Burundi and Uganda conservation organisations pose for a photoa after formalising cooperation to safeguard migrating grey crowned cranes. Courtesy
Environment

Regional countries in fresh efforts to conserve grey crowned cranes

Sunday, November 23, 2025
A view of Bugarama rice plantation in Rusizi. Rwanda is set to unveil three new rice varieties, which could potentially rival highly sought-after long-grain imports. File
Agriculture

New rice varieties could rival long-grain imports: officials

Thursday, November 13, 2025
Rwandan delegation presented the country's enhanced Climate Action Plan at the ongoing 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil. Courtesy
Environment

Rwanda turns to innovative financing to sustain biodiversity and resilience

Thursday, November 13, 2025
Minister of Environment, Bernadette Arakwiye speaks during the ongoing 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil. Courtesy
Environment

COP30: Rwanda reports progress on Paris Agreement implementation

Tuesday, November 11, 2025
Two artificial ponds under construction at Gikondo Wetland, the former Gikondo industrial park in Kigali. Upon completion, a total of 12 artificial ponds will be created across the five wetland sites — five in Kibumba, four in Gikondo, one in Rugenge-Rwintare, and two in Rwampara. Courtesy

THROUGH THE LENS: How once-degraded wetlands are turning into recreational city spaces

Tuesday, October 28, 2025