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: Received: 27 December 2022 / Approved: 30 December 2022 / Online: 30 December 2022 (08:34:09 CET)
How to cite:
MUGISHO, S. M.; Muhindo, D. I.; Balezi, A. Z.; Ndeko, J. B.; Imani, G. M.; Teteli, C. S.; Cizungu, L. N. Exploitation of Non-Timber Forest Products in the Eastern Part of DR Congo. Preprints2022, 2022120575. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202212.0575.v1
MUGISHO, S. M.; Muhindo, D. I.; Balezi, A. Z.; Ndeko, J. B.; Imani, G. M.; Teteli, C. S.; Cizungu, L. N. Exploitation of Non-Timber Forest Products in the Eastern Part of DR Congo. Preprints 2022, 2022120575. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202212.0575.v1
MUGISHO, S. M.; Muhindo, D. I.; Balezi, A. Z.; Ndeko, J. B.; Imani, G. M.; Teteli, C. S.; Cizungu, L. N. Exploitation of Non-Timber Forest Products in the Eastern Part of DR Congo. Preprints2022, 2022120575. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202212.0575.v1
APA Style
MUGISHO, S. M., Muhindo, D. I., Balezi, A. Z., Ndeko, J. B., Imani, G. M., Teteli, C. S., & Cizungu, L. N. (2022). Exploitation of Non-Timber Forest Products in the Eastern Part of DR Congo. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202212.0575.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
MUGISHO, S. M., Clément Soloum Teteli and Landry Ntaboba Cizungu. 2022 "Exploitation of Non-Timber Forest Products in the Eastern Part of DR Congo" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202212.0575.v1
Abstract
Forests are a large reservoir of biodiversity on which riparian populations frequently rely. Non-timber forest products (NTFPs) are an important source of income for millions of people living in forest-adjacent communities. This study aims at characterizing the types and uses of NTFPs in order to determine whether their exploitation in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo is sustainable. Interviews and direct observation were carried out with NTFP stakeholders (harvesters, sellers, and consumers) in Kalonge, near the Kahuzi-Biega National Park. The results showed that 40 NTFPs of plant origin and 10 NTFPs of animal origin are commonly exploited and used in food and traditional medicine. The most common NTFP harvesting techniques are debarking, picking, digging up, felling, and wine extraction, which are all tailored to the plant part. A significant relationship (p-value< 0.001) has been established between the types of NTFPs used and harvesting methods as well as between the types of NTFPs used and organs retrieved. NTFP products are mainly obtained from the natural forest KBNP but also in the woodland, trees grown outside of forest or through domestication. Their abundance, however, is hampered by the extraction of wood for charcoal, energy, and timber, as well as agricultural expansion. The supply of NTFPs is determined by the market demand for the products, the nature of the product, and the ease of disposal. The NTFPs value chain in Kalonge is important to the local economy, however exploitation of NTFP products remains uncontrolled and should be well managed to ensure sustainability.
Keywords
NTFP; sustainable exploitation; use of NTFP
Subject
Biology and Life Sciences, Forestry
Copyright:
This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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