Between 2014 and 2018, the
Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA) implemented a water hyacinth removal project that targeted 126 hectares of the lake during its first phase. This restoration effort was part of broader initiatives to address invasive aquatic plants that were suffocating freshwater ecosystems across Rwanda. The lake has been subject to transboundary cooperation projects with
Burundi focused on lake restoration and climate resilience, recognising its cross-border ecological significance. Recent water quality assessment studies have been conducted to evaluate the environmental health of the lake and other wetlands in eastern Rwanda. == See also ==