scholarly journals Chinese trade and investment and the forests of the Congo Basin: Synthesis of scoping studies in Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo and Gabon [Chinese]

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Putzel L. ◽  
Assembe Mvondo S. ◽  
Ndong L.B.B. ◽  
Banioguila R.P. ◽  
Cerutti P.O. ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Democratic Republic ◽  
Democratic Republic Of Congo ◽  
Congo Basin ◽  
Republic Of Congo ◽  
Chinese Trade ◽  
Trade And Investment ◽  
Scoping Studies

Bushmeat and food security in the Congo Basin: linkages between wildlife and people's future

2003 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
John E. Fa ◽  
Dominic Currie ◽  
Jessica Meeuwig
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Population Growth ◽  
Growth Rates ◽  
Democratic Republic ◽  
Democratic Republic Of Congo ◽  
Congo Basin ◽  
Future Trends ◽  
Republic Of Congo ◽  
Population Growth Rates ◽  
Protein Supply

Tropical moist forests in Africa are concentrated in the Congo Basin. A variety of animals in these forests, in particular mammals, are hunted for their meat, termed bushmeat. This paper investigates current and future trends of bushmeat protein, and non-bushmeat protein supply, for inhabitants of the main Congo Basin countries. Since most bushmeat is derived from forest mammals, published extraction (E) and production (P) estimates of mammal populations were used to calculate the per person protein supplied by these. Current bushmeat protein supply may range from 30 g person−1 day−1 in the Democratic Republic of Congo, to 180 g person−1 day−1 in Gabon. Future bushmeat protein supplies were predicted for the next 50 years by employing current E:P ratios, and controlling for known deforestation and population growth rates. At current exploitation rates, bushmeat protein supply would drop 81% in all countries in less than 50 years; only three countries would be able to maintain a protein supply above the recommended daily requirement of 52 g person−1 day−1. However, if bushmeat harvests were reduced to a sustainable level, all countries except Gabon would be dramatically affected by the loss of wild protein supply. The dependence on bushmeat protein is emphasized by the fact that four out of the five countries studied do not produce sufficient amounts of non-bushmeat protein to feed their populations. These findings imply that a significant number of forest mammals could become extinct relatively soon, and that protein malnutrition is likely to increase dramatically if food security in the region is not promptly resolved.

scholarly journals Fishes of the N’sele River (Pool Malebo, Congo basin, Central Africa): a list of species collected in the main channel and affluent tributaries, Kinshasa Province, Democratic Republic of Congo

Check List ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 941 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raoul J.C. Monsembula Iyaba ◽  
Tobit Liyandja ◽  
Melanie L.J. Stiassny
Keyword(s):  
Democratic Republic ◽  
Democratic Republic Of Congo ◽  
Present Report ◽  
Central Africa ◽  
Main Channel ◽  
Congo Basin ◽  
Republic Of Congo ◽  
Close Proximity ◽  
Solid Foundation ◽  
Current Report

A list of fishes collected in the N’sele River, a large affluent tributary of Pool Malebo, in the Democratic Republic of Congo is provided. Sites along the main channel and its affluent tributaries were sampled and 148 species distributed in 27 families are reported. Despite close proximity to the megacity of Kinshasa, the ichthyofauna of the N’sele River has not previously been documented, and in the course of the current study, 19 of the 148 species are recognized as new records for the region. Due to difficulties of access much of the middle reach of the N’sele River remains to be inventoried and, while the present report documents high diversity in this system, the list is likely to be incomplete. Although preliminary, the current report provides a solid foundation for further work in a region that is undergoing rapid environmental degradation.

scholarly journals Can Traditional Authority Improve the Governance of Forestland and Sustainability? Case Study from the Congo (DRC)

Land ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eliezer Majambu ◽  
Salomon Mampeta Wabasa ◽  
Camille Welepele Elatre ◽  
Laurence Boutinot ◽  
Symphorien Ongolo
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Democratic Republic ◽  
Democratic Republic Of Congo ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Congo Basin ◽  
Republic Of Congo ◽  
Traditional Leaders ◽  
Vested Interests ◽  
Customary Rights

With about 107 million hectares of moist forest, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is a perfect paradox of a natural resources endowed country caught in repeated economic and socio-political crises. Democratic Republic of Congo possesses about 60% of the Congo basin’s forest on which the majority of its people rely for their survival. Even if the national forest land in the countryside is mainly exploited by local populations based on customary rights, they usually do not have land titles due to the fact that the state claims an exclusive ownership of all forest lands in the Congo basin including in DRC. The tragedy of “bad governance” of natural resources is often highlighted in the literature as one of the major drivers of poverty and conflicts in DRC. In the forest domain, several studies have demonstrated that state bureaucracies cannot convincingly improve the governance of forestland because of cronyism, institutional weaknesses, corruption and other vested interests that govern forest and land tenure systems in the country. There are however very few rigorous studies on the role of traditional leaders or chiefdoms in the governance of forests and land issues in the Congo basin. This research aimed at addressing this lack of knowledge by providing empirical evidence through the case study of Yawalo village, located around the Yangambi Biosphere Reserve in the Democratic Republic of Congo. From a methodological perspective, it used a mixed approach combining both qualitative (field observations, participatory mapping, interviews, focal group discussions, and desk research,) and quantitative (remote sensing and statistics) methods. The main findings of our research reveal that: (i) vested interests of traditional rulers in the DRC countryside are not always compatible with a sustainable management of forestland; and (ii) influential users of forestland resources at the local level take advantage of traditional leaders’ weaknesses—lack of autonomy and coercive means, erratic recognition of customary rights, and poor legitimacy—to impose illegal hunting and uncontrolled forest exploitation.

scholarly journals How to Achieve Effective Participation of Communities in the Monitoring of REDD+ Projects: A Case Study in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

Forests ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 794 ◽  
Author(s):  
Schmitt ◽  
Mukungu
Keyword(s):  
Community Participation ◽  
Democratic Republic ◽  
Democratic Republic Of Congo ◽  
National Level ◽  
Congo Basin ◽  
Forest Monitoring ◽  
Advanced Country ◽  
Republic Of Congo ◽  
Effective Community

Developing countries that implement the Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) mechanism under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change are required to ensure the effective participation of all stakeholders including indigenous peoples and local communities. Community-based monitoring (CBM) of REDD+ projects could contribute to meeting REDD+ monitoring, reporting, and verification requirements and to ensuring effective community participation. The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is the most advanced country in REDD+ implementation in the Congo Basin region, but the role of forest communities in REDD+ monitoring has not been adequately defined. Based on a Delphi survey, this study aimed to explore the factors that are crucial in achieving effective community participation in the monitoring of REDD+ projects. Out of 65 experts with in-depth knowledge of REDD+ and CBM in the DRC and elsewhere, 35 agreed to participate in the study. In three rounds, 19 feedbacks were received from the first round, 17 from the second and 14 from the third. Data were analyzed in a qualitative (MAXQDA) and quantitative (Microsoft Excel) manner. There was consensus among experts that, per definition, effective participation of communities in the monitoring of REDD+ projects must be a process characterized by a free and prior informed consent (FPIC), recognition of traditional knowledge and community rights, and involvement of communities in all steps of the monitoring process. In practice, the latter point poses several challenges as it requires capacity building, careful selection of indicators, adequate local institutional arrangements and a benefit-sharing system. Ideally, local CBM systems should be nested within the national forest monitoring system, but this will require more strategic efforts at the national level in the DRC, including a framework concept for the role of communities and CBM in REDD+ that can be further adapted to particular circumstances on the ground.

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