The ministerial order reserves a part of the Gishwati forest and its boundaries which were inhabited as classified. The part reserved cumulates into three thousand and thirty-two hectares of land (3032ha). It repeals all prior provisions contrary to this order.

The law sets out to establish the Rwanda natural resources authority (RNRA) as a public institution governed under the public institutions’ law. The authority shall enjoy financial and administrative autonomy, as well as legal personality. The RNRA shall coordinate all activities channelled towards effective management and promotion of natural resources in Rwanda. The natural resources include; land, water, forests, mines, and geology.

Concerned organizations have risen over the years to offer eye health screening to school children. These organizations have been solely in charge of determining procedures, equipment, workers, as well as fees charged for the activities. However, the government is concerned about the uncoordinated way in which these screenings are carried out. The guidelines contained in this document, therefore, push towards addressing these concerns and coordinating the activities of eye health screening in Rwandan schools.

The ministerial order clearly determines and highlights al necessary fees related to registration of pharmaceutical products, medical devices, and other related services. It categorises the fees by services provided. All prior provisions contrary to this order are subsequently repealed.

This represents the instructions of the registrar general relating to the modalities for registering and managing the register of security interests in movable products. It explicitly states that; the application for registration of the security interests in movable property shall be done by the owner of the property or his/her legal representative.

The ministerial instructions relate to the modalities of burning wastes, garbage, and other objects. It expressly states that “Garbage, waste or any other object disposal by open-air burning is prohibited, except when allowed under these instructions. Burning of biodegradable garbage, waste or any other object is also prohibited”. It highlights exceptions to prohibitions, and incineration requirements.

The ministerial order determines the mission, functions, organizational structure, salaries, and fringe benefits for employees in the ministry of agriculture and animal resources. The ministry’s overall mission is to promote sustainable modern and competitive agriculture and livestock sector in Rwanda, to drive food security, export, and maximum contribution to the economy of the country.

The ministerial order detailing the duties and responsibilities of the registrar in charge of agrochemicals in Rwanda. The overall duty of the registrar shall be to ensure registration of agrochemicals and follow-up on the effective implementation of the law governing agrochemicals in the country.

The law establishes Rwanda’s land management and uses authority as a non-commercial public institution with legal personality and financial and administrative autonomy. It details its powers and responsibilities, organizational structure, and other miscellaneous and transitional provisions. The prime minister shall determine the supervisory organ of the authority.

The order covers lands related to; residential, industrial, economic and commercial, social and cultural, and scientific facilities as provided for in the organic law of 2005 determining the use and management of land in Rwanda. The order states that any investor who fulfils the conditions required by land investment regulations may apply for a certificate of registration of land property. All applications shall be directed to the registrar or deputy registrar.

The law provides for the modalities bordering the management of biodiversity in Rwanda. It details biodiversity planning and monitoring, ecosystems, endangered and invasive species, bioprospecting, access, and benefit-sharing, permits, administrative sanctions, and other transitional provisions. It clearly states that the ministry in charge of biodiversity shall monitor the conservation status of Rwanda’s biodiversity components, and make provisions for research.

The ministerial order establishes the variety release committee (VRC) as a committee responsible for advisory services to the minister of agriculture and animal resources on testing of varieties submitted for release, processing applications for variety release from variety owners, and releasing seed varieties for continued production of quality seeds, among other duties.

The order classifies the species of protected animals as; mammals, birds, and reptiles. It subsequently highlights all protected animal and plant species in Rwanda. It repeals all prior provisions contrary to the ones contained therein.

This master plan aims to develop the value chain of the livestock industry, specifically the milk chain. Rwanda is being faced with difficulties related to its landlocked status, it’s very high population density, and the difficulty associated with increasing land allocation for agriculture. The government, therefore, feels the need to decrease the number of farmers by improving the value chain and moving them up to secondary and tertiary levels of production. It hopes to achieve this by focusing on improving the current crop of livestock qualitatively, provision of adequate veterinary services, and effective human development.

The ministerial order determines the modalities for persons wishing to be granted a license to import and export seeds in Rwanda. It highlights the requirements and modalities and repeals all prior provisions contrary to this order.

The ministerial order determines the requirements for persons wishing to be authorized as quality seed producers, conditioners, or dealers. It repeals all prior provisions contrary to this order.

Attaining an inclusive, united, democratic, and prosperous country is one of the long term visions of Rwanda. It thus becomes important to ensure the women in the country are empowered towards the promotion of their socio-economic wellbeing and effective and unhindered political participation. The national gender policy sets out as a multisectoral government policy, providing the overarching principles to be integrated into the policies and guidelines of all actors, decision-makers, and stakeholders in the country. It seeks to incorporate gender issues into the country’s economic development and poverty reduction strategy (EDPRS), to ensure prompt attention is paid to the policy during implementation. The policy’s overall objective is to promote gender equality across all sectors in Rwanda.

The Prime Minister’s order determines the organizational structure and summary of job positions of the Rwanda natural resources authority. The ministries of public service and labour, natural resources, and finance and economic development are charged with the implementation of this order.

The ministerial order determines the modalities for application, issuance, and use of mineral and quarry licenses in Rwanda. The modalities include; application of mineral license, transfer of license, renewal, grant of renewal for quarry license, conditions for the transfer of quarry license, non-refundable application fee, and fees to be paid by the holder of a license.

The order ratifies the Treaty relating to the conservation and sustainable management of the forest ecosystems of central Africa and establishes the Central African Forests Commission (COMIFAC). The treaty was signed in Brazzaville, Congo, on February 05, 2005, and the ministries of natural resources and foreign affairs are charged with implementation.