the natural environment

  • Jan202014

    Akagera National Park wildlife

    THE FRESHWATER LAKES, rivers and papyrus swamps of Akagera National Park form the largest protected wetlands in central Africa. Located…

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  • Apr212013

    On the DR Congo border

    After a beautiful twisting drive from Kigali, over the ranges which form the watershed between all rivers which flow west to Congo and the others which flow east to become part of the Nile, we arrived in Kibuye.

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  • Apr112013

    Tourism: Akagera National Park

    TOOK A ONE DAY BREAK in the beautiful Akagera National Park. Rusizi Tented Camp was officially opened on March 26 this…

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  • Mar172013

    What’s the weather like in Rwanda?

    RWANDA IS JUST SOUTH OF THE EQUATOR and its relatively high altitude (most of it is well over 1500 meters) means…

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  • Mar022013

    Poo-powered prisons

    Rwanda’s fourteen prisons have introduced bio-gas burners, 75% powered by the inmates’ own waste. The burners need one thing –…

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  • Apr072012

    Gorilla trekking $750 from 1st June 2012

    The cost of a permit to track the mountain gorillas will increase from $500 to $750 starting on 1st June…

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  • Dec102010

    Carbon market policy in Rwanda

    The country of a thousand hills is developing a carbon policy to create a carbon market. In Rwanda, climate change…

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  • Dec032010

    Powering up with clean energy

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