4.3.8. Respondents' views around the Nyungwe National Park
on how their economic development changed.
Respondents were asked to disclose what they had gained since
they lived around the Nyungwe National park about their economic development
change.
Table 4.11: Respondents' views around the Nyungwe
National Park about their economic development changes
|
Responses
|
Kitabi sector
|
Total
|
Percentages
|
|
Kagano cell
|
Shyaba cell
|
|
Frequency cell
|
Frequency cell
|
|
Improvement of local economy
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
12
|
|
Increase of family income
|
2
|
3
|
5
|
21
|
|
Improvement of health conditions
|
2
|
3
|
5
|
|
|
The good climate due to the
permanent rainfall resulted from the NNP Forest our land is
protected
|
6
|
5
|
11
|
46
|
|
Total
|
11
|
13
|
24
|
100
|
Source: primary data, October 2011
The table 4.11 indicated that the big number of respondents
46% recognized the importance of Nyungwe National Park forest as results of
good climate and means of protecting their land against erosion. Also 21% and
12% of respondents are aware on the essence of environmental conservation as a
means of increasing their family income, health conditions and local economic
progress.
According to above respondents? views it can be asserted that
the local populations understand the complementarily between environmental
conservation and sustainable development in Kitabi sector. Regarding the
environmental conservation the local population agreed that it is a cornerstone
which helped to do agricultural activities and find bushes for their domestic
animals. This pushes them to strengthen on the implementation of environmental
conservation.
4.3.9. Respondents' views on environmental policy and its
importance to Rwandan rural areas
Concerning the above statement respondents were asked to say
if they had heard environmental policy in their area all 24 respondents agreed
its importance divided into different domains as it is mentioned below.
Table 4.12: Respondents' views on environmental policy
and its importance to Rwandan
rural areas
|
Respondent?s views
|
Kitabi sector
|
Total
|
Percentages
|
|
Kagano cell
|
Shyaba cell
|
|
Frequency cell
|
Frequency cell
|
|
Economic stability enhance
development
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
4
|
|
We obtain fire wood from
environment
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
12
|
|
It provides clean water for home use
|
2
|
2
|
4
|
17
|
|
It provides trees for
construction
|
4
|
3
|
7
|
30
|
|
We obtain traditional medicine from environment
|
3
|
3
|
6
|
25
|
|
We obtain of air and rain from environment
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
12
|
|
Total
|
13
|
11
|
24
|
100
|
Source: primary data, October 2011
From the above table 4.12, the respondents 30% revealed that
environmental conservation is a necessity for their daily life because it
provides trees for construction that is why the respect of environmental policy
from the government is required, which guides how to use environment in
effective way without causing its degradation.
Also 25% and 17% of respondents were aware on how
environmental conservation is a source of traditional medicine and water for
home use. For them its conservation is more important for sustainable
development.
Therefore, only 4% of respondents affirmed that economic
stability is a result of environmental conservation. It means they know the
role played by environmental conservation on economic stability to enhance
environmental conservation. At this case, the environmental conservation is
still a process and much emphasis is required to put into account.
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