Summary:
- The Wetland Restoration and Conservation project, funded by the Green Climate Fund, focuses on restoring Nyarutovu, Gichuba wetlands, Rushaga, and Kanyamahene hills in Kisoro District in 2024.
KISORO: The Kisoro District Environment Officer, Akankwasa Eunice on Wednesday commenced efforts to profile inlet streams and adjacent users of Nyarutovu Wetland to restore the area’s ecosystem.
The wetland’s users, from Rusanze and Rurembo villages in Nyundo Sub county, are primarily engaged in farming, with crops like maize, potatoes, and cabbages, and some have planted tree species that could threaten Lake Mutanda’s water catchment.
The Wetland Restoration and Conservation project, funded by the Green Climate Fund, focuses on restoring Nyarutovu, Gichuba wetlands, Rushaga, and Kanyamahene hills in Kisoro District in 2024.
Akankwasa called on inlet stream users to collaborate with the district environment office for the restoration efforts and encouraged them to provide their details to local authorities for alternative livelihoods under the project.
CUE IN AKANKWASA…..ON PROFILING….RR//
