Lake Mwungere is in the Commune of Ntega in Kirundo Province near the villages of Mariza and Mugina.

They have been the site of largescale invasions of water hyacinth, which has greatly decreased production and reduced fish stocks, as well as crowded out native vegetation.

Human influence should be excluded from the zone by a 50 metres (160 ft) belt to protect the natural species.

[4] In November 2021 Albert Hatungimana, Governor of Kirundo, praised the achievements of Inades-Formation Burundi in creating buffer zones for the Nagitamo, Mwungere and Gacamirinda lakes.

The protective belt includes trees, anti-erosion ditches with fixation grasses above them, and a canal separating the buffer zone from private properties.