Rwanda - Ecosystem-Based Restoration Approach for Nyungwe-Ruhango Corridor Project

Overview & Synopsis

The objective of the Ecosystem-Based Restoration Approach for Nyungwe-Ruhango Corridor Project for Rwanda is to restore priority ecosystems and promote sustainable landscape management in the target areas within the Nyungwe Ruhango Corridor. There are four components to the project, the first component being ecosystem restoration and improved land management. This component will invest in prioritized areas across the landscape, with interventions targeting the restoration of degraded ecosystems. Rwanda has undertaken a detailed national assessment and mapping of vulnerability and potential measures to reduce soil erosion within catchments and sub-catchments. The second component is the livelihood development and private sector opportunities. This component will deliver nature-positive interventions with direct livelihood benefits, as well as assessing commercial opportunities within the project landscape with the potential to raise external financing for sustainable practices and scaling up. The component will seek to promote livelihood opportunities and empowerment for vulnerable groups, including women and youth. The third component is the policy alignment and effective planning to enable restoration. Policy alignment and planning will underpin the successful delivery of components 1 and 2. REMA, as the implementing entity of this project, will ensure coherence of interventions with national policy objectives and facilitate wider promotion and adoption of interventions that prove successful, aided by engagement with key policy-level stakeholders through the Project Steering Committee (PSC). Finally, the fourth component is the effective and inclusive governance, knowledge exchange, and capacity building to ensure successful implementation. This component will support the deployment of a robust monitoring, reporting, and adaptive planning framework developed under the current national efforts under the Rwanda Strategic Investment Framework for SLM to enable the expedited implementation of a programmatic SLM approach.