Authors :
Jules UWIZEYIMANA; Henriette KASHIRANDE; David UKWISHAKA; Alphonse NSHIMIYIMANA; Fidèle MWIZERWA; Grégoire HATEGEKIMANA; Soleil Marie Aimee NDAGIJIMANA; Cedrick NSENGIYUMVA; Digne Edmond RWABUHUNGU
Volume/Issue :
Volume 7 - 2022, Issue 9 - September
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7178936
Abstract :
Wetlands are regarded as one of the most
productive ecosystems, capable of providing invaluable
ecological services; they are also an important
component of our environment through improving the
water quality in the area and make the local climate
more temperate. Wetland restoration has received a lot
of attention as a result of the loss or degradation of
wetlands as the ecological restoration can help to
improve the structure and function of degraded,
damaged, or destroyed wetlands. Many restoration
projects have been completed around the world using
various restoration goals and methods. However, due to
current quarrels on restoration definitions and concepts,
assessing wetland restoration has become difficult.
Therefore, to better manage and conserve wetland
resources, we must first understand their distribution
and extent, as well as monitor their dynamic changes as
wetland maps and inventories can help with wetland
conservation, restoration, and management. Geospatial
techniques (GIS and remote sensing technologies) have
proven to be useful for mapping and monitoring,
restoring wetland resources. The objective of this study
is to assess the impacts of wetland restoration and
prohibition of agriculture practice on livelihood of local
users and evaluation on status of Rugezi wetland
restoration progress. Using the maximum likelihood
pixel-based classification method, Land sat images was
utilized to examine the historical and present state of the
Rugezi wetland for the years 1982, 2002, and 2022. The
result revealed that the restoration practice on Rugezi
wetland was triggered by high rate of degradation due to
agriculture and pottery activities and exacerbated by
water reduction which led to a decrease in hydro-power
production. Yet, the restoration practice indicates the
positive changes on wetlands since the affected local
community by restoration practice have gained some
opportunities in wetland restoration. However, some
wetland restoration measures have not achieved to its
full capacity especially implementation of buffer distance
(20m along wetland and 50m from the shores of Lakes).
Therefore, a strong collaboration of local community,
government authorities and private sector is essential to
implement all restoration measures to its full capacity.
The information obtained from the analysis of wetland
restoration and its implications for the local community
aids in the provision of optimal view for wetland
restoration progress.
Keywords :
Wetland restoration, Geospatial technology, Wetland degradation, Rugezi wetland.
Wetlands are regarded as one of the most
productive ecosystems, capable of providing invaluable
ecological services; they are also an important
component of our environment through improving the
water quality in the area and make the local climate
more temperate. Wetland restoration has received a lot
of attention as a result of the loss or degradation of
wetlands as the ecological restoration can help to
improve the structure and function of degraded,
damaged, or destroyed wetlands. Many restoration
projects have been completed around the world using
various restoration goals and methods. However, due to
current quarrels on restoration definitions and concepts,
assessing wetland restoration has become difficult.
Therefore, to better manage and conserve wetland
resources, we must first understand their distribution
and extent, as well as monitor their dynamic changes as
wetland maps and inventories can help with wetland
conservation, restoration, and management. Geospatial
techniques (GIS and remote sensing technologies) have
proven to be useful for mapping and monitoring,
restoring wetland resources. The objective of this study
is to assess the impacts of wetland restoration and
prohibition of agriculture practice on livelihood of local
users and evaluation on status of Rugezi wetland
restoration progress. Using the maximum likelihood
pixel-based classification method, Land sat images was
utilized to examine the historical and present state of the
Rugezi wetland for the years 1982, 2002, and 2022. The
result revealed that the restoration practice on Rugezi
wetland was triggered by high rate of degradation due to
agriculture and pottery activities and exacerbated by
water reduction which led to a decrease in hydro-power
production. Yet, the restoration practice indicates the
positive changes on wetlands since the affected local
community by restoration practice have gained some
opportunities in wetland restoration. However, some
wetland restoration measures have not achieved to its
full capacity especially implementation of buffer distance
(20m along wetland and 50m from the shores of Lakes).
Therefore, a strong collaboration of local community,
government authorities and private sector is essential to
implement all restoration measures to its full capacity.
The information obtained from the analysis of wetland
restoration and its implications for the local community
aids in the provision of optimal view for wetland
restoration progress.
Keywords :
Wetland restoration, Geospatial technology, Wetland degradation, Rugezi wetland.
