4.3.2. Respondents' views on the impact of environmental
conservation for sustainable development
Table 4.5: Respondents `views on the impact of
environmental conservation to sustainabl development
|
Impacts
|
Kitabi sector
|
Total
|
Percentages
|
|
Kagano cell
|
Shyaba cell
|
|
Frequency
|
Frequency
|
|
Creation of NNP
|
5
|
6
|
11
|
46
|
|
Decrease of natural damages? activities
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
5
|
|
Increase of living standards
|
4
|
3
|
7
|
29
|
|
Good shelter
|
3
|
2
|
5
|
21
|
|
Others
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Total
|
12
|
12
|
24
|
100
|
Source: primary data, October, 2011
The table 4.5 point out that a big member of respondents 46%
agreed that the creation of NNP is the first impact of environmental
conservation in their area. Increase of living standards comes at the second
level, because it was supported by 29% of respondents. This means that, if the
environmental is conserved it will increase the living standards of local
population as results of achieving sustainable development while 21% and 5% of
respondents ascertained that good shelter and decrease of natural damages
activities are the primary impact of environmental conservation for reaching to
sustainable development.
Due to the conservation of environment will bring to the above
impact as it is affirmed by the respondents during the research field without
causing the danger to our future generation in order to achieve to the
sustainable development.
4.3.3. Respondents' views on the activities developed
through the presence of NNP
The respondents were asked to point out the activities
developed because of the presence of Nyungwe National Park. This was agreed by
all respondents where different activities were been mentioned which are
indicated in the table below.
Table 4.6: Respondents' views on the activities developed
through the presence of NNP
|
Impacts
|
Kitabi sector
|
Total
|
Percentages
|
|
Kagano cell
|
Shyaba cell
|
|
Frequency
|
Frequency
|
|
Handcrafts
|
3
|
1
|
4
|
17
|
|
Muchroom crops
|
2
|
6
|
8
|
33
|
|
Decrease of hunting activities
|
2
|
3
|
5
|
21
|
|
Construction of lodges
|
2
|
5
|
7
|
29
|
|
Others
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Total
|
9
|
15
|
24
|
100
|
Source: primary data, October 2011
The table 4.6 indicated that 33% of respondents confirmed
muchroom crops as the main activities developed because of the presence of
Nyungwe National park. Also, 29% and 21% of respondents testified that
construction of lodges and decrease of hunting activities was the developed
activities. Only 17% of respondents reported that handcraft was developed in
their area due to the presence of Nyungwe National Park. This means that
Nyungwe National Park plays a great importance to the local population because
the developed activities which generate income; where they benefit from
muchroom crops, this was been put into practice in order to provide to their
neighboring population the needs of meat as results of decreasing hunting
activities and construction of lodges were been available and beneficial to the
owners.
Therefore, the researcher concluded that Nyungwe National Park
has reduced the degradation of environment through its developed activities and
the increase of income to its surroundings which increase the environmental
conservation activities because the dependence on environment is reduced this
lead to the achievement of sustainable development in rural area (Kitabi
sector) and to the community in general.
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