Rose Mukankomeje | |
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| Born | Rwandan |
| Education | PhD in biology in 1992. |
| Occupations | Politician, biologist, environmental activist |
| Awards | 2013, Mukankomeje received a Forest Hero Award from the United Nations Forum on Forests |
Rose Mukankomeje is a Rwandan politician, biologist, and environmentalist, whose work addresses conservation of Rwandan forests.
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]
In 2019, Mukankomeje was appointed Director General of High Education Council (HEC) in Rwanda. [4]
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]
