Environmental policy and administrative management

Rival re Akagera is part of network of water importance are regional, including the waters of the Nile basin. L water and the e val de this rival re are constantly threatened es by surface runoff and the belts s caused by l erosion of catchment areas, including causing l flooding of the rice fields. Bad farming practices and pressure on land are the origin of the name ness ph and accentuate poverty of local communities. Int l agroecosystem protection gr project me terrestrial and aquatic rig re Akagera will be ex cut on the side of the rig re Akagera, more specific especially on the Hill Rukusha the Giteranyi commune, which is regular basis submitted l erosion during the rainy season. This rival re is also state of the water weed hyacinth presence pr aquatic and marine life. L AGDB would therefore protect the watershed and the rival re by s activity int gr es contributing also the fight against poverty, notably the am management d a syst me anti rosif, the fight against the water, the misciculture, the repopulation of the esp hyacinth these agricultural traditional endangered (l Yam culture) and the promotion of beekeeping. L use of alternative sources of energy will be also implemented to serve mood the are reduction in the rate of cut wood. All these activities converge towards the conservation of the environment and l am improvement of the standard of living of the population of Rukusha and its surroundings.

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