Kinyarwanda is an AI-drafted translation, provisional pending native and partner review.
Planting is one part of restoration. Community work and continued tree care connect the reported landscape changes to everyday life in Kigali.
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The programme’s film brings together field work and partner perspectives across the three cities.
IISD · Video publication date: · Featured in source published · Video in its original languageThe year-two account describes community planting during Umuganda and tree-maintenance training in schools. Its reported planting results and SAVi’s modelled future benefits answer different questions.
1,654 ha
Kigali · end of year two
Publication date: 2026-04-10
Agroforestry established in Kigali by the end of year two. The separate 362 ha of riparian restoration is not added to this total.
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Kigali · cumulative to end of year two
Publication date: 2026-04-10
A cumulative count of trees and buffer plants planted across Kigali’s micro-catchments by the end of year two. It is not a count of surviving trees.
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Restored versus current land-use scenario
Publication date: 2026-01-20
SAVi compares current and restored land-use scenarios using the InVEST habitat-quality index: 0.067 and 0.080. The reported 18.9% improvement is a model result, not measured vegetation-cover change.
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