1.3. Research question
This research will be aiming at responding to this question:
«How can environmental conservation lead to the sustainable
development of rural areas in Rwanda?
1.4. Research hypothesis
«The environmental conservation is a real basis of
achieving sustainable development to the rural areas in Kitabi sector/Nyamagabe
district». The study uses environment conservation as is independent
variable and sustainable development as dependent variable.
1.5. Significance of the study
This research is expected to be important because its final
result will contribute more to the local leaders, population and they will be
able to establish new environmental conservation activities and the policies in
order to achieve sustainable development in rural areas in particular.
1.6. Objectives of the study
This research will include general and specific objectives which
will be identified.
1.6.1. General objective
The general objective of this study is to identify the condition
which environmental conservation can lead to the sustainable development
especially in rural areas
1.6.2. Specific objectives
1. Discover different roles played by the local leaders in
the sustainability of rural areas and assess whether the environmental
conservation could be a way of achieving a sustainable development in
Rwanda.
2. To find out how environmental conservation will be
implemented in the process of achieving sustainable development in rural areas
of Rwanda.
3. To suggest alternative policies for environmental
conservation in general on the sustainability of rural areas.
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