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Enjeux fonciers, exploitation des ressources naturelles et Forêts des Communautés Locales en périphérie de Kinshasa, RDC

Land issues, exploitation of natural ressources and Forest of Rural Communities in the periphery of Kinshasa, RDC
Authors: Vermeulen, Cédric; Dubiez, Emilien; Procès, Pierre; Diowo, Mukumari; Yamba, Yamba; Mutambwe, Shango; Peltier, Régis; +2 Authors

Enjeux fonciers, exploitation des ressources naturelles et Forêts des Communautés Locales en périphérie de Kinshasa, RDC

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Peri-urban forests are under strong anthropic pressure. Any activity needs a previous identification of stakeholders, landscape perception, socio-economic trends in local communities and their relationships with land and natural resources. Kinshasa (capital of Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC) is a 10 millions inhabitants city with rapid growth and increasing impacts on surrounding villages linked with forest natural resources. This paper describes the relationship amongst local communities stakeholders and their relations with land areas and wood resources. Two areas surrounding Kinshasa (Bas-Congo and Bateke Plateaux) are considered as major fuel-wood and charcoal supply zones for the city. Those two areas are different in terms of land pressure (very high in Bas-Congo and focused on riparian forests on Bateke Plateaux), but show the same pattern of overuse of the forest and woody natural resources. In both areas, local management of forest resources by the traditional authorities (heads of village or lineage) has failed. Local population willingness for reforestation and forest restoration activities is much more important in Bas-Congo than on Bateke Plateaux. In both areas, shifting cultivation due to slash and burn practices for agricultural and charcoal practices are more and more quick. This has strong negative impact on the potential of regeneration process with local forest species. Sustainability of forest natural resources management by communities is discussed in regard to the on going negotiations on community based forest management regulations.

L’identification des acteurs, des finages, des dynamiques sociales locales et du rapport à la terre et aux ressources naturelles constitue un préalable à toute intervention dans les zones péri-urbaines soumises à forte pression anthropique. En République Démocratique du Congo, la capitale Kinshasa, mégapole en pleine extension, engendre une pression considérable sur les ressources ligneuses dans les finages des villages situés dans sa grande périphérie. Cet article décrit ces rapports des acteurs aux espaces-ressources dans deux zones (Bas-Congo et plateau Bateke) situées en périphérie de cette ville, zones considérées comme les bassins d’approvisionnement en bois-énergie de la capitale. Les deux sites différent en termes de pression foncière (très élevée partout dans le Bas-Congo, concentrée sur les forêts galeries sur les plateaux Bateke) mais présentent les mêmes faciès de surexploitation des ressources ligneuses. Dans les deux cas, la gestion locale, aux mains des chefs de villages ou des chefs de lignée, a failli. La volonté de reboisement est aussi grande au Bas-Congo qu’elle semble moins développée sur les plateaux. Dans les deux cas, la pratique du retour rapide sur la formation végétale (pour l’agriculture ou pour l’exploitation du charbon de bois) hypothèque la possibilité de régénération de la plupart des essences locales. Les perspectives d’une gestion communautaire des ressources naturelles par la nouvelle loi portant création des « Forêts des Communautés Locales » sont discutées.

projet UE « Makala-« Gérer durablement la ressource bois énergie » EuropeAid DCI-ENV/2008-151-384

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Sciences sociales & comportementales, psychologie, Bois-énergie, Sciences de l’environnement & écologie, Batandu, fuelwood, Sociologie & sciences sociales, RDC, participatory rural appraisal, Land management, regulations, Environmental sciences & ecology, Enjeux fonciers, GE1-350, forest resources, suburban areas, Life sciences, wood energy, Environmental sciences, Social & behavioral sciences, psychology, Forêt des communautés locales, Bateke, Sciences du vivant, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sociology & social sciences, population pressure, TP248.13-248.65, Biotechnology

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