Environmental justice (EJ) is the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income with respect to the development, implementation and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations and policies. 

Rwanda Everyone is expected to be responsible for the environment whether a citizen or even a foreign. Failing to do so lead to so lead to penalties such as fines and property destruction. 

The role of environment and natural resources in sustainable development is widely acknowledged in Rwanda. The Environmental Education for Sustainable Development (EESD) Strategy for Rwanda seeks to entrench and strengthen environmental education in schools in ways that positions environment to serve as a pillar for socio‐economic transformation. The education system in rwanda is incorporated with teaching students, from primary to higher education, the potentials of protecting environment hence introducing everyone in promotion of environmental justice. 

With population density reaching 500 people per square kilometers, Rwanda is entitled the most densely populated country in Sub‐Saharan Africa. The threat of environmental degradation resulting to population encroachment on natural resources such as forest, pose a deficiency of environmental justice. Different strategies such as planned settlements (Umudugudu program), land use policies and conservation areas call upon everyone in the country to be aware of the protection of environment. 

 Different programs are put in action to promote environmental justice.  

Community work every ending of the month call upon every settler in rwanda to meet with others to work on planting trees, clearing bushes and many other works of protecting environment. 

community work   

Environmental Justice in Rwanda make dwellers acknowledge importance of environment from tourism industry, to population control though a lot of education in need to be provided to uneducated people.