Energy

A lakeful of trouble

Africa's Lake Kivu contains vast quantities of gas, which makes it both dangerous and valuable. Anjali Nayar asks whether it is possible to tap the gas without causing a disaster.

Publication Date: 
16/07/2009
Anjali Nayar
Nature
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Congo, Lakes, Carbon Dioxide, Green House Gases, Volcanic Eruptions, Energy, Geology, Rwanda
Natural Disasters

 RWANDA

Wildlife experts said that the volcano, which had erupted in the Democratic Republic of Congo, is not likely to dire

Publication Date: 
27/02/2002
Down to Earth
Tags:
Natural Disasters, Volcanic Eruptions, Habitat, Wildlife, Africa, Rwanda
Mining

 RWANDA

The Nyungwe forest of Rwanda is being destroyed due to human activities. The forest along Rwanda's southeastern dis

Publication Date: 
14/11/2000
Down to Earth
Tags:
Shifting Cultivation, Mining, Deforestation, Afforestation, Rwanda
Agriculture

 Sowing hope in Rwanda

The World Bank plans to sow "Seeds of Hope" in war-ravaged Rwanda. The Bank wants to launch this initiative to restore agriculture in this impoverished African nation. Rwanda was virtually

Publication Date: 
14/01/1995
Down to Earth
Tags:
Agriculture, World Bank, Rwanda

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