Rwanda, Rhineland Palatinate partner to protect biodiversity
Concerned URL | https://www.newtimes.co.rw/news/rwanda-rhineland-palatinate-partner-protect-biodiversity |
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Source | The NewTimes |
Release date | 22/08/2018 |
Contributor | Prudence Ndabasanze |
Keywords | biodiversité, conservation |
The Government of Rwanda and Rhineland Palatinate, one of the states of the Federal Republic of Germany, have embarked to implement partnership agreement in
The progress was identified during the visit to Rwanda by Ulrike Hofken, the Minister for Environment from the Rhineland Palatinate state with
Rwanda’s Environment minister
Nyungwe National Park is a catchment area of 70
“Last year, we signed a memorandum of understanding for cooperation with Rhineland Palatinate to enhance tourism opportunities in Nyungwe National Park and Hunsrück-Hochwald National Park of German to boost the former’s capacity to receive more tourists and marketing it to the world,” he said.
He said they are in Rwanda on a fact-finding mission and will be assessing areas of intervention and the required budget.
“We also visited the environmental museum and discussed the way to revamp it to the extent that it attracts more tourists and other people who want to learn more about environmental protection in Rwanda,” he added.
The delegation also visited another project funded by Rhineland, which serves to conserve Cyamudongo Forest through planting indigenous trees and
Prof. Eberhard Fischer, a botanist from University of Koblenz and Landau who has been carrying out research in biodiversity of Nyungwe Park and Cyamudongo forest, said that the latter has unique biodiversity which should be protected for environmental and economic benefits.
Besides planting trees, the Cyamudongo project focuses on educating guides in the forest to know about the biodiversity and its protection, according to Fischer. They also train students from Kitabi College of environment
The project also partners with primary schools and local farmers in planting trees to educate and mobilize young Rwandans for biodiversity conservation and environmental protection.
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