4.3.4. Respondents' views on how environmental conservation
maintains sustainable
development in rural areas.
Respondents were asked to disclose how environmental conservation
could maintain the sustainability of rural areas development. This was accepted
by the majority of respondents testifying that environment is a real strategy
for sustainable development of rural areas.
Table 4.7: Respondents' views on how environmental
conservation maintains sustainabl development in rural areas
|
Respondents? views/ Responses
|
Kitabi sector
|
Total
|
Percentages
|
|
Kagano cell
|
Shyaba cell
|
|
Frequency
|
Frequency
|
|
YES
|
10
|
11
|
21
|
87.5
|
|
NO
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
12.5
|
|
Total
|
12
|
12
|
24
|
100
|
Source: primary data, October 2011
As indicated by the table 4.7 the majority of respondents
87.5% agreed that the environmental conservation could maintain sustainable
development of rural areas especially in Kitabi sector, whereas 12% of
respondents denied the role played by the environmental conservation on
sustainable development. The reasons which push the majority to confirm the
above statement, it is because they depend much on environment and its
importance played in their economy where the majority of activities like
agriculture, livestock in rural areas are related to the environment.
Therefore, the minority of respondents 12% don?t understand
well the role played by the environmental conservation in maintaining
sustainable development of rural areas. There should be the sensitization
campaign in order to gain these minorities which demand a long time because the
achievement of environmental conservation is a process. Once achieved could
lead to sustainable development.
4.3.5. Respondents' views on the importance of
environmental conservation
Respondents were asked to point out whether they had been
taught about the importance of environmental conservation and their source. It
means where they found the information about the importance of the
environmental conservation.
Table 4.8: Respondents' views on the source of
environmental education
|
Source of environmental conservation
|
Kitabi sector
|
Total
|
Percentages
|
|
Kagano cell
|
Shyaba cell
|
|
Frequency cell
|
Frequency cell
|
|
Local leaders
|
7
|
3
|
10
|
42
|
|
Environmental organizations
|
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
|
From Radio
|
4
|
5
|
9
|
38
|
|
News papers
|
1
|
|
1
|
4
|
|
The employees of
Nyungwe National Park
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
12
|
|
Total
|
13
|
11
|
24
|
100
|
Source: primary data, October 2011
The table 4.8 indicates that all respondents are aware on the
importance of environmental conservation through different sources. Also
respondents were requested to reveal the major source of environmental
education referring on the statistics found on field, 42% of respondents are
educated through the local leaders and 38% of respondents are informed on its
importance by local leaders and from Radio. This shows the great contribution
of local leaders and Radio hence environmental conservation is taken into
consideration by local population because, the two sources are more available
to the majority of local population.
Therefore, the Nyungwe National Park (NNP ) is another source
which is involved on the environmental education of the respondents and this
show the close relationship between the NNP and its neighbors which could be a
means of achieving sustainable development in rural areas.
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