Wetlands

Wetlands (Kinyarwanda terms, “Ibishanga n’ibibaya” or “ubutaka buhehereye”) play a vital role in maintaining water resources and are part of the green infrastructure of healthy catchments. They protect water quality, maintain water supplies by replenishing rivers and streams during the dry season, and more importantly, reduce the risk of flooding, sequester carbon and play many critical roles in Rwandan ecosystems. In addition, Rwandan wetlands offer habitat for a vast array of biological diversity that cannot survive elsewhere.