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Murehe Forest
The Murehe Forest (french: Forêt de Murehe; ) is an area of forest in the north of the Kirundo Province of Burundi. It is protected by the Murehe Reserve (french: Réserve de Murehe), part of the Lacs du Nord Aquatic Landscape. Location The Victoria Basin forest–savanna mosaic centers around Lake Victoria and extends through parts of Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, and Burundi. The portion of this ecosystem in Burundi in limited to the northeast, and includes the Ruvubu National Park and the Murehe Forest Reserve. The Muhere Forest is in the north of Kirundo Province, to the west of Lake Rweru and east of the RN 14 highway, which crosses into Rwanda to the north of Gasenyi. It is in the Commune of Busoni in the ''collines'' of Munazi, Kivo, Yanza, Gatete and Vyanzo. The collines of Muhere have the form of domes separated by small valleys. The highest points are above sea level, and the lowlands are above sea level. Protection The Managed Reserve of Lake Rwihinda, co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirundo Province
Kirundo Province is one of the eighteen provinces of Burundi. Kirundo has three big lakes: Cohoha, Rweru, and Rwihinda. Lakes Cohoha and Rweru are located in commune Busone, and Lake Rwihinda is in commune Kirundo. Kirundo is the capital city of province Kirundo. Before the climate change, Kirundo was the richest province because of its productive land. Now Kirundo is no longer productive. The climate change devastate the province forever. In fifteen years those three lakes are almost half evaporated. It is the northernmost province and it shares an international border with Rwanda. Communes It is divided administratively into the following communes: * Commune of Bugabira * Commune of Busoni * Commune of Bwambarangwe * Commune of Gitobe * Commune of Kirundo The Commune of Kirundo is a commune of Kirundo Province in northern Burundi. Location The Commune of Kirundo has an area of and had a population of 93,110 as of the 2008 census. Environment The Rwihinda Lake Natur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Mwungere
Lake Mwungere () is a lake in the Kirundo Province of Burundi. Location Lake Mwungere is in the Commune of Ntega in Kirundo Province near the villages of Mariza and Mugina. It is connected by wetlands to the Akanyaru River. The Köppen climate classification is Aw: Tropical savanna, wet. Conservation Lake Mwungere is in the Lacs du Nord Aquatic Landscape Protected Area, created in 2006, which in theory conserves more than of lakes and wetlands with the goal of integrated community management, agricultural production, and lake conservation. The lake is part of the Northern Protected Waterway, a complex of 8 permanent freshwater lakes including lakes Rweru, Cohoha, Rwihinda, Kanzigiri, Gacamirindi, Nagitamo, Narungazi and Mwungere as well as marshes, that form part of the Nile Basin. These lakes are dominated by small Tilapia and Oreochromis species. They have been the site of largescale invasions of water hyacinth, which has greatly decreased production and reduced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Protected Areas Of Burundi
The country of Burundi in Africa has the following national parks and other protected areas. National parks * Kibira National Park * Ruvubu National Park * Rusizi National Park Nature reserves * Bururi Forest Nature Reserve * Kigwena Natural Reserve * Lake Rwihinda Natural Reserve (Lac aux Oiseaux) * Rumonge Nature Reserve * Rusizi Nature Reserve * Vyanda Forest Nature Reserve Natural monuments * Chutes de la Karera (Karera Waterfalls Natural Monument) * German Gorge - Faille des Allemands See also * Tourism in Burundi External links World Institute for Nature and Environment {{Africa topic, List of protected areas of, countries_only=yes Protected Burundi Burundi (, ), officially the Republic of Burundi ( rn, Repuburika y’Uburundi ; Swahili language, Swahili: ''Jamuhuri ya Burundi''; French language, French: ''République du Burundi'' ), is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley at the ... * Protected areas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Agency For International Development
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is an Independent agencies of the United States government, independent agency of the federal government of the United States, U.S. federal government that is primarily responsible for administering civilian United States foreign aid, foreign aid and development assistance. With a budget of over $27 billion, USAID is one of the List of development aid country donors, largest official aid agencies in the world and accounts for more than half of all U.S. foreign assistance—the highest in the world in absolute dollar terms. Congress passed the Foreign Assistance Act on September 4, 1961, which reorganized U.S. foreign assistance programs and mandated the creation of an agency to administer economic aid. USAID was subsequently established by the executive order of President John F. Kennedy, who sought to unite several existing foreign assistance organizations and programs under one agency. USAID became the first U.S. fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akanyaru River
The Akanyaru River is the main tributary of the Nyabarongo River. It rises in the western highlands of Rwanda and Burundi, flows east and then north along the border between those countries before joining the Nyabarongo River. The lower stretches contain important but unprotected wetlands, which are under threat from human activity. Course The Mugere River, a major headwater, rises at an elevation of in Burundi. The river has sources at about elevation in the south of Rwanda. Many of the valleys of the higher tributaries are choked by papyrus, which contains seasonal swamp forests. The upstream portion of the river has a catchment area of about . The lower course of the river is a belt of permanent wetlands about wide that ends where it reaches the Nyabarongo River. In this stretch the river drops from an elevation of to . The swamp belt is fed from the right by lakes Cyohoha North and Cyohoha South. The Burundi side of the swamp belt has about of permanent swamp along a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramsar Convention
The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat is an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of Ramsar site, Ramsar sites (wetlands). It is also known as the Convention on Wetlands. It is named after the city of Ramsar, Mazandaran, Ramsar in Iran, where the convention was signed in 1971. Every three years, representatives of the contracting parties meet as the Ramsar Convention#Conference of the Contracting Parties, Conference of the Contracting Parties (COP), the policy-making organ of the wetland conservation, convention which adopts decisions (resolutions and recommendations) to administer the work of the convention and improve the way in which the parties are able to implement its objectives. COP12 was held in Punta del Este, Uruguay, in 2015. COP13 was held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in October 2018. List of wetlands of international importance The list of wetlands of international importan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Protected Northern Aquatic Landscape
The Protected Aquatic Landscape of the North (french: Paysage Aquatique Protégé du Nord), also called the Northern Protected Waterway or Northern Protected Waterscape, is a protected area in Kirundo Province, Burundi. It covers eight lakes in the north of the province, and a forest. It was designated Ramsar site A Ramsar site is a wetland site designated to be of international importance under the Ramsar Convention,8 ha (O) *** Permanent 8 ha (P) *** Seasonal Intermittent < 8 ha(Ts) ** |
Cassiterite
Cassiterite is a tin oxide mineral, SnO2. It is generally opaque, but it is translucent in thin crystals. Its luster and multiple crystal faces produce a desirable gem. Cassiterite was the chief tin ore throughout ancient history and remains the most important source of tin today. Occurrence Most sources of cassiterite today are found in alluvial or placer deposits containing the weathering-resistant grains. The best sources of primary cassiterite are found in the tin mines of Bolivia, where it is found in crystallised hydrothermal veins. Rwanda has a nascent cassiterite mining industry. Fighting over cassiterite deposits (particularly in Walikale) is a major cause of the conflict waged in eastern parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This has led to cassiterite being considered a conflict mineral. Cassiterite is a widespread minor constituent of igneous rocks. The Bolivian veins and the 4500 year old workings of Cornwall and Devon, England, are concentr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coltan
Coltan (short for columbite–tantalites and known industrially as tantalite) is a dull black metallic ore from which the elements niobium and tantalum are extracted. The niobium-dominant mineral in coltan is columbite (after niobium's original American name ''columbium''), and the tantalum-dominant mineral is the tantalite. Tantalum from coltan is used to manufacture tantalum capacitors which are used for mobile phones, personal computers, automotive electronics, and cameras. Coltan mining is widespread in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Production and supply Approximately 71% of the global tantalum supply in 2008 was newly mined, 20% was from recycling, and the remainder was from tin slag and inventory. Tantalum minerals are mined in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Colombia, Rwanda, Australia, Brazil, China, Ethiopia, and Mozambique. Tantalum is also produced in Thailand and Malaysia as a by-product of tin mining and smelting. Potential future mines, in des ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Kanzigiri
Lake Kanzigiri (french: Lac Kanzigiri, ) is a lake in the Kirundo Province of Burundi. Location Lake Kanzigiri is on the boundary between the Commune of Bwambarangwe to the east and the Commune of Busoni to the west. It lies to the south of Lake Rweru, to which it is connected by an area of marshland. The settlement of Kabanga is to the west of its southern point, and the settlement of Bunwera is to the east of the same point. Mukenke is to the south. The lake covers . Around Lake Kanzigiri there are wooded savannahs dominated by plants such as ''Pericopsis angolensis'', ''Parinari curatellifolia'' and ''Hymenocardia acida'', which indicate Zambezian influences. These eastern savannas are mainly found in the Ruvubu National Park, which indicates that Lake Kanzigiri and its marshes associated with it are a zone of separation between the Bugesera District and the Mosso-Malagarazi District. Tributaries and outlet The south end of the lake is a marsh that is fed by the Kan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Nagitamo
Lake Gitamo (french: Lac Gitamo, ), or Lake Nagitamo is a lake in the Kirundo Province of Burundi. Location Lake Gitamo is in the Commune of Bugabira. It empties into a marshy corridor that leads from Lake Rwihinda and Lake Narungazi to the Akanyaru River. It is south of Lake Gacamirindi Lake Gacamirindi (french: Lac Gacamirindi, ), or Lake Gacamirinda, is a lake in the Kirundo Province of Burundi. Location Lake Gacamirindi is in the Commune of Bugabira, Kirundo Province. The lake covers an area of , and is set between hills with ..., which also drains to the Akanyaru River. Ruhehe is to the north-northwest. Lake Gitamo covers . Protection Lake Gitama is protected as an "Integral Zone", where human presence will be phased out. Buffer zones, or belts of land at least wide, will be established around the zone. References Sources * * * {{refend Gitamo Gitamo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Gacamirinda
Lake Gacamirindi (french: Lac Gacamirindi, ), or Lake Gacamirinda, is a lake in the Kirundo Province of Burundi. Location Lake Gacamirindi is in the Commune of Bugabira, Kirundo Province. The lake covers an area of , and is set between hills with fairly steep slopes. It is surrounded by the densely populated '' collines'' of Kiri and Nyakarama. In the past the lake merged into a marshy area beside the Akanyaru River. Now banana and sorghum are cultivated both upstream and downstream of the lake. Lake Gacamirindi would normally be fed by the waters of the Akanyaru river, but as of 2011 was separated from this river by farmland and had become a small pond of a few hectares. ''Typha domingensis'' forms a very narrow belt around this pond, separating the crops and the water. Lake Gacamirindi dried up in 2004, a period of normal precipitation. Lake Narungazi and Lake Nagitamo now supply water to Lake Gacamirindi through an canal connecting the lakes through the Rugege marsh. There is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
