Assessment of the Impact of Environment Protection in Rwanda: A Case Study of Rugezi Marshland

Publication Type

Journal Article

Publication Date (Issue Year)

2022

Journal Name

NASS Journal of Agricultural Sciences

Abstract

Environmental protection is one of the most important measures to achieve the long run and sustainability of living organisms in the world. The study was conducted in Burera and Gicumbi districts with the main aim of assessing the impact of environment protection in Rwanda. A case study of Rugezi Marchland. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire and analyzed using SPSS statistical software version 20 and STATA statistical software vision 13. Off-farm income, occupation, educational level, age, and farm size, showed a positive relationship with Rugezi marchland protection. Variables such as value of product distance to Rugezi marchland, gender, and family size had a negative influence on Rugezi marchland protection. The study also indicated that factors such as water management, increase of grass species, increase of wild animals and birds, modern house construction, zero grazing keeping revealing a positive relationship with Rugezi marchland protection. Two most serious problems encountered are the lack of occupation and low level of education.

Keywords

Assessment; Impact; Environment Protection; Rugezi Marshland

Rsif Scholar Name

Jean Baptiste Habinshuti & Jeanne Pauline Munganyinka

Rsif Scholar Nationality

Rwanda

Cohort

Cohort 1

Thematic Area

Minerals, Mining and Materials Engineering

Africa Host University (AHU)

African University of Science and Technology (AUST), Nigeria

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