Ethics and Participation in Natural Resources Protection

Public participation in decisions regarding natural resources is the easiest way to ‎preserve these resources. It seems that having human of conservation ethics of natural resources, ‎has affect on their participation in the preservation of natural resources. This survey research was ‎done to investigate the relationship between conservation ethics of natural resources and ‎participation in degraded forest land reclamation project. ‎ This research is descriptive survey. The study population consisted all villager ‎participants in the degraded forest land reclamation project in 58 villages in the Central and ‎Gonbaki Division in Rigan County (N=1600). Using cluster sampling 360 participants selected ‎for study. Data was gathered by questionnaire. Statistical tests used were the Spearman ‎correlation coefficient and multiple regression analysis. Data analyzed by SPSS software.‎ Most participants in the project have a strong conservation ethics of natural resources. ‎The perception of the consequences of the destruction of the forest land, agricultural land, ‎number of livestock, number of family members, number of trips to the city and relationship ‎with extension worker has significant and positive relationship with participation in the ‎degraded forest land reclamation project. Conservation ethics of natural resources has a positive ‎and significant relationship with participation in the project is the restoration of degraded forest ‎lands.‎ Having villagers of conservation ethics of natural resources has a relationship with ‎their participation in degraded forest land reclamation project, so it is recommended content ‎codification of educational courses of project with impacts on strengthen ethics training ‎content development projects, with emphasis on strengthening the conservation ethics of natural ‎resources.‎