The Minister of Natural Resources, Stanislas Kamanzi has urged local leaders in Nyagatare to mobilise residents to protect trees planted along the roads and on hills.
The call was made during his tour at Tabagwe, Rwimiyaga and Karangazi sectors in Nyagatare where he found some planted trees were destroyed by cattle.
Kamanzi urged leaders to address such careless behaviour among the population.
A tree planting project is jointly run by Nyagatare District and RDF Reserve Force. The forestation process has covered about 1084 ha in the area in 18 months only.
When visiting Nyagatare, Minister Stanislas Kamanzi was accompanied by the Deputy Reserve Force Commander, Maj Gen. Jerome Ngendahimana, other RDF officers and District Authorities.
Planting trees is a major priority for environmental protection in Rwanda. Government launched a forestation program to ensure that forest cover takes up at least 30% of the country’s total surface area.
Current forest cover has reached 24% according to Minister Kamanzi.
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