Posted on September 15, 2025
This photo shows a view of a wetland in Kigali, Rwanda, Sept. 11, 2025. Kigali has launched a wetland restoration project in March 2024 which involves five key wetlands covering an area of 491 hectares. Once completed, it will benefit more than 220,000 citizens by reducing flood risks, restoring ecosystems, improving water management, enhancing the city’s landscape, and providing new recreational opportunities.
A flock of white-faced whistling ducks rest in a wetland in Kigali, Rwanda, Sept. 11, 2025. Kigali has launched a wetland restoration project in March 2024 which involves five key wetlands covering an area of 491 hectares. Once completed, it will benefit more than 220,000 citizens by reducing flood risks, restoring ecosystems, improving water management, enhancing the city’s landscape, and providing new recreational opportunities.
Workers are pictured at the site of restoration project in a wetland in Kigali, Rwanda, Sept. 11, 2025. Kigali has launched a wetland restoration project in March 2024 which involves five key wetlands covering an area of 491 hectares. Once completed, it will benefit more than 220,000 citizens by reducing flood risks, restoring ecosystems, improving water management, enhancing the city’s landscape, and providing new recreational opportunities.
