Nature Rwanda – Connecting People with Nature

Nature at a Glance

The lasting changes we can bring, will determine the extend of success...

Free medicine…clean air and water and nutritious food…a stable climate..., recreation and secure livelihoods for all. These are things we get for free from nature and what we, by driving its destruction, risk denying our descendants and ourselves. Nature Rwanda comes into the existence to build the gap between nature conservation and human sociology-economic development.

Protecting nature protects humanity

It is a way to give to generations

It is a way to give back to the planet

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Our target species

Hooded Vulture

Rüppell’s Vulture

White-backed Vulture

White-headed Vulture

Lappet-faced Vulture

Our Areas of Intervention

Promoting people’s commitment to protect nature is the main goal of all conservationists for sustainable development. In order to contribute to this global conservation arena, Nature Rwanda invests in two thematic areas:

Preserving Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services

The proper functioning of the ecosystem is important to humans’ well-being as well as to the economy. The planet is now facing its sixth mass extinction, with consequences that will affect all life on Earth, both now and for millions of years to come. In our capacity as a conservation organization, we deploy necessary resources to preserve and restore biodiversity where we operate, and focus on ensuring the sustainability of ecosystems and the services they provide to local communities. Engaging local communities in conservation, and promoting human-nature co-existence are the mantles of our our activities.

Climate change adaptation

The current climate change poses a greater challenge to all kind of ecosystems and their services; that are the basis for sustainable communities. For Nature Rwanda, adaptation is principally about practical measures in programming, policy and advocacy which reduce vulnerabilities or increase resilience of local communities from the negative impacts of climate change. We empower and mobilize local communities, community-based organizations, and conservation partners for up-scaling integrated ecosystem-based adaptations to minimize risks of climate change in at local levels.

Vulture Conservation Programme

We recently started a Vulture Conservation Programme to restore viable wild populations of vultures in Rwanda. Today, six species of vultures have been recorded in Rwanda; Palm-nut Vulture (Gypohierax angolensis) LC, Hooded Vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus) CR, White-backed Vulture (Gyps africanus) CR, Rüppell's Vulture (Gyps rueppelli) CR, White-headed Vulture (Trigonoceps occipitalis) CR, and Lappet-faced Vulture (Torgos tracheliotos) EN, and they are all resident.

The main goal of this program is to restore viable wild populations of all species of vultures in Rwanda, with twin objectives: (1) to strengthen the conservation of vultures in the wild and captivity, and (2) to save vultures from the main threats they are facing today.

Community and Conservation Along the Mpenge River

By: Brooke Clayton

Community and Conservation Along the Mpenge River

Mpenge is an urban river located in Musanze district in the Northern Province of Rwanda. With a valuable ecology that hosts much biodiversity and provides many ecosystem services to the community of Musanze City, and beyond, this river is highly threatened by human activity, mainly excessive pollution and agriculture encroachment. Some key species such as
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Vulture Conservation Can Prevent Another Pandemic

By: Brooke Clayton

Vulture Conservation Can Prevent Another Pandemic

Nearly all species of African vulture are listed as critically endangered by the IUCN, and Nature Rwanda is leading a movement to reverse this trend in Rwanda. But why is this species so important in the first place? Vultures have evolved to have a particularly corrosive stomach acid, which helps them digest rotting prey that
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Eco-Mentors Pledged to engage their students in the protection of the environment

By: admin

Eco-Mentors Pledged to engage their students in the protection of the environment

Through the Outreach Program, Nature Rwanda builds the capacity of local communities and equips them with skills to identify and be aware of local impacts of environmental degradation. We believe that everyone has the right to be informed on the status of the environment they are living in, and acquire the knowledge needed to tackle
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