The work on assessment of plants at the Lake Kivu shoreline, from Bwindi road /Oil Station to AMSAR section, on the west coast of Lake Kivu had an objective to assess plants at the Lake Kivu shoreline, from Bwindi road /Oil Station to AMSAR section: determine species encountered at the Lake Kivu shoreline, the major plant canopy and beds present in a body of water and the benefits of revegetation. The quota method and the survey technique for the reconnaissance of shoreline plants were used. The species were classified on the forest species (Grevillea robusta, Pinus patula, Eucalyptus spp, Acacia mearnsii, Measopsis eminii), the agroforestry species (Vernonia amygdalina, Markhamia lutea Markhamia lutea, Eucalyptus spp, Senna siamea, Eurytrina especinica), the ornamental species (Caesalpinia cesalpinia, Spathodea campanulata, Terminalia mantaly, Casuarina equisetifolia) and other (Phragmites australis, Bambusa vulgaris, Eleocharis cellulose and E. interstincta). The shoreline of Lake Kivu in this section should be revegetating for the protection and food of fish and other animal species. In addition, we propose that the sole use of aboveground biomass as a proxy for valuing coastal protection services should be reconsidered and South Kivu provincial authorities must have created a control and waste collection service on the Lake Kivu shoreline