Rose Mukankomeje

Rose Mukankomeje is a Rwandan politician, biologist, and environmentalist, whose work addresses conservation of Rwandan forests.

Rose Mukankomeje
Occupation(s)Politician, biologist, environmental activist

Career

Mukankomeje served as a member of the Rwandan parliament from 1995 to 2001.[1]

Mukankomeje served as Director General of the Rwandan Environment Management Authority (REMA).[2] Her work led to a 2011 Future Policy Award for Rwanda’s National Forest Policy, which cited Rwanda's "major reversal in the trend of declining forest cover."[1][3]

In 2013, Mukankomeje received a Forest Hero Award from the United Nations Forum on Forests.[2] The award cited her development of Umuganda, a monthly community-based tree-planting project, her promotion of sustainable agriculture, and her work on a national plastic bag ban.[2]

Mukankomeje as part of Rwanda's delegation to Paris Climate Talks (COP21), 2015

In March 2016, Mukankomeje was fired from her REMA role, amid allegations of impeding a corruption investigation.[4] She was accused of destruction of evidence, breach of professional secrecy, and tarnishing the image of state institutions, arrested on March 20,[5][6] and prosecuted, though the charges were dropped in September 2016.[4][7]

In 2019, Mukankomeje was appointed Director General of High Education Council (HEC) in Rwanda.[4]

Personal life

Mukankomeje was studying abroad during the Rwandan genocide, in which her parents and siblings were killed.[2] When she returned to Rwanda, she became a foster parent to 24 children who had lost their families.[2]

Mukankomeje earned a PhD in biology in 1992.[1]

Selected publications
  • Mukankomeje, R., F. Laviolette, and J-P. Descy. Régime alimentaire de Tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus, du lac Muhazi (Rwanda). Annales de Limnologie-International Journal of Limnology 30.4 (1994).
  • Mukankomeje, R., Plisnier, PD., Descy, JP. et al. Lake Muzahi, Rwanda: limnological features and phytoplankton production. Hydrobiologia 257, 107–120 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00005951
  • Mukankomeje, R., Micha, J. C., Descy, J. P., & Frank, V. Potential production of an introduced species (Protopterus aethiopicus Heckel, 1871) based on ecosystem Lake Muhazi (Rwanda) modelling. Mededelingen der Zittingen-Koninklijke Academie voor Overzeese Wetenschappen (1996).

References
  1. "United Nations Forum on Forests » Africa". www.un.org. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
  2. "United Nations Forum on Forests » UNFF » One woman's heroic efforts to restore more than just Rwanda's forests". www.un.org. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
  3. "Forest policies in Rwanda, United States and Gambia win UN-backed awards". UN News. 2011-09-21. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
  4. "Senate Powers to Confirm Officials Creates Heated Debate in Plenary". KT PRESS. 2019-11-14. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
  5. "REMA boss Mukankomeje arrested". The New Times | Rwanda. 2016-03-21. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  6. "Mukankomeje appeals remand decision". The New Times | Rwanda. 2016-04-09. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  7. "Prosecution withdraws case against Rose Mukankomeje". The New Times | Rwanda. 2016-09-30. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
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