Open AccessAssessment of the Impact of Environment Protection in Rwanda: A Case Study of Rugezi Marshland
Author(s) -
Ntabakirabose Gaspard,
Harold Ogwal,
Jean Baptiste Habinshuti,
Musoni Protais,
Jeanne Pauline Munganyinka,
David Mwehia Mburu,
Festus Maniriho
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
nass journal of agricultural sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2661-3328
DOI - 10.36956/njas.v4i1.464
Subject(s) - statistical software , sustainability , geography , grazing , product (mathematics) , socioeconomics , environmental resource management , mathematics , ecology , statistics , environmental science , economics , biology , geometry
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.