Ecological Ethics and Community Engagement Approach to Ecosystems Conservation: A Case Study of Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda

Wanyera Francis; Mutugi Chira Robert; Najma Dharani; Gichuki Nathaniel

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Ecological Ethics and Community Engagement Approach to Ecosystems Conservation: A Case Study of Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda

Wanyera Francis, Mutugi Chira Robert, Najma Dharani, Gichuki Nathaniel

Published in International Journal of Environmental Protection and Policy (Volume 10, Issue 4)

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Ecosystems can only be preserved if there is an inter-link of ethics in conservation. An assortment of literature exists that encompasses ecological ethics which at times is also referred to as ecological integrity that involves the ethics of research as well as environmental ethics. The study set out to investigate how ecological ethics interlinks with conservation of the ecosystems or environment. The challenge was that ecological ethics implementation together with local community engagement were not strong which negatively affected the ecosystem conservation. The study was guided by three specific objectives that included; i) to investigate the trends in key policies linked to ecological ethics and ecosystem conservation in VNP; ii) to ascertain the impact of ecological ethics on ecosystem conservation in VNP; iii) to determine the benefits of engaging the local community in ecological ethics approach to ecosystem conservation. The literature focused on environmental ethics, policies linked to ethics and local community engagement. Under the methodology section the study used the descriptive research design and purposive sampling technique. The population of study was 52 households while the sample was 42 households living within 200 meters from the park boundary. The findings showed that ecological ethics were crucial in influencing how humans conserved the ecosystems. Further, the study findings found out that there were challenges encountered especially when lack of awareness of ecological ethics among the local community and less engagement affected ecosystem conservation. However, the findings also indicated that as much as there were challenges, on the hand ecological ethics if well embraced, can generate a number of benefits both for the park and local community. In conclusion, conservation cannot be successful without incorporating the ecological ethics. It was recommended that VNP should engage all the stakeholders in ecological ethics particularly in line with conservation to achieve sustainable ecosystem conservation.

Published in	International Journal of Environmental Protection and Policy (Volume 10, Issue 4)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijepp.20221004.14
Page(s)	101-108
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Ecological, Ethics, Engagement, Community, Ecosystem, Conservation

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Wanyera Francis, Mutugi Chira Robert, Najma Dharani, Gichuki Nathaniel. Ecological Ethics and Community Engagement Approach to Ecosystems Conservation: A Case Study of Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda. Int J Environ Prot Policy. 2022;10(4):101-108. doi: 10.11648/j.ijepp.20221004.14

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Wanyera Francis

Department of Tourism, University of Tourism, Technology and Business Studies, Kigali, Rwanda
Mutugi Chira Robert

Department of Biological Sciences, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
Najma Dharani

School of Environmental Sciences, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya
Gichuki Nathaniel

Department of Biological Sciences, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya

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