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Rwanda National IGCP committee hosted @cnru2020, connecting the Rwanda #EarthSciences & #DRR programs with @unescoEARTH, @UNDRR & @WMO

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This will attract international scientists and tourists, protect irreplaceable heritage, and improve the lives of communities living in this extraordinary landscape with no restriction on recognized and legal economic activities in the zone.

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1.5 billion years of Earth history, active volcanoes, twin volcanic lakes, active mines, and extraordinary biodiversity, all within an accessible area. The Northern Rwanda UNESCO Global Geopark will put Rwanda on the world geological map

[UNESCO Rwanda National Commission (CNRU) @UNESCO_rwanda]

Today Rwanda officially launched the Northern Rwanda Unesco Global Geopark nomination process, a transformative journey towards international recognition of one of the exceptional landscapes. This opens new opportunities for conservation, education, tourism, community development

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@UNESCO_rwanda @RwandaNorth @RDBrwanda The assessment identified @RwandaNorth as an area of geological significance. The region hosts part of the Virunga Volcanic Chain, extensive volcanic formations, the Musanze Caves, Lakes Burera and Ruhondo, the Rugezi Wetland, and unique exposures of Proterozoic basement rocks.

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Rwanda Launches Nomination Process of the Northern Rwanda Province as UNESCO Global Geopark

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@UNESCO @RDBrwanda @RwandaWater @REMA_Rwanda @Lands_Rwanda @RwandaMinesB @MusanzeDistrict @BureraDistrict @TheEllenShow @CoEBrwanda @Uni_Rwanda

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@UNESCO_rwanda @RwandaNorth @RDBrwanda This initiative of the Government of Rwanda follows the UNESCO National Consultation Workshop and the UNESCO Field Support Mission conducted from 27 September to 4 October 2025 by Prof. Asfawossen Asrat Kassaye, UNESCO Global Geoparks Expert.

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@UNESCO_rwanda @RwandaNorth @RDBrwanda The mission assessed the geological, natural, cultural, and socio-economic heritage of Northern Rwanda and confirmed the Province’s strong potential to meet the criteria for designation as a UNESCO Global Geopark.

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@GeodiversityDay
Musanze cave consists of 9 passages stretching over 2 kilometers long, believed to have formed over million years ago due to volcanic eruptions, where the upper part solidified while the in lava continued to flow leaving behind passages that became the cave

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@GeodiversityDay @UNESCO_rwanda and the International Geo-Science & Geo-Park Program (IGGP) National Committee members @unescoEARTH visited some parts of the Basalic Cave of Musanze as part of the ongoing celebration of @GeodiversityDay on Friday.

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@GeodiversityDay The #RedRocks Community Arts Center says that the origin of the ideas for the creation of #Rwanda is at Buhanga, a home of #Gihanga, the first King of Rwanda(1091-1124 AD), in the Buhoma region of the #Ababanda clan, which has now become Musanze area of caves

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@GeodiversityDay The @RedRocksRwanda Community Arts Center, a minipark of Bakunzi Gregory, is one of the community initiatives that could promote the proposed #UNESCO #Geopark of the Basalic Cave of #Musanze. It was visited by members of @UNESCO_rwanda and the IGGP National Com

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@GeodiversityDay @UNESCO @HangaHubs #geodiversityday2024 was celebrated, visiting Musanze @HangaHubs as one of the activities which can promote the proposed UNESCO Geopark Sites of the twin lakes of Burera and Ruhondo, the Rugezi wetland and the Basalic Cave of Musanze.

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@GeodiversityDay @UNESCO_rwanda and the International Geo-Science & Geo-Park Program (IGGP) National Committee, alongside @UNESCO CoEB, @RDBrwanda, and @RwandaMinesB, explored various potentials of these geological sites.

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"For the first time, Rwanda celebrating @GeodiversityDay under the theme: 'Conserving the Past, Sustaining the Future.' stakeholders were eager to visit twin lakes of Burera and Ruhondo, the Rugezi wetland& Basalic Cave of Musanze, the proposed UNESCO Geopark Sites in North

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Celebrating @GeodiversityDay
On 16-18 October Rwanda UNESCO Geopark members @unescoEARTH are proud to celebrate the International Geodiversity Day with an exciting fied trip to geological sites — Musanze Caves, Burera & Ruhondo Twin lakes, and Rugezi Marsh.

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The @UNESCO pre-summit on #EducationTransformation starts today.
As of 2020, 1 in 3 schools worldwide has either limited drinking #water service or no drinking water service at all.
698 million children lacked basic #sanitation services at their schools.
Schools need water.
#WASH

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In this map, imagery from WorldView-2 and WorldView-3 are used to estimate damage in Khost province following the #earthquake in #Afghanistan: https://t.co/rjKRuzundo

[UNDRR @UNDRR]

How can Nature-based Solutions help us deal with the worst impacts of #ClimateChange? And can they play a role in protecting us from biological hazards such as the #COVID19 pandemic? Find the answers on our #WordsIntoAction page: https://t.co/WZ4GDjc0GG