[ La forêt de Uma, forêt à haute valeur pour la conservation (FHVC) ]
Volume 18, Issue 2, October 2015, Pages 232–240
Legrand T. Cirimwami1, Masinda M. Maombi2, John K. Mukirania3, Eric K. Wasingya4, and Clérisse M. Casinga5
1 Faculté de Sciences, Université du Cinquantenaire, Lwiro, South Kivu, RD Congo
2 Université de Kisangani, Faculté des Sciences, Kisangani, RD Congo
3 Université de Kisangani, Faculté des Sciences, Kisangani, RD Congo
4 Université de Kisangani, Faculté des Sciences, Kisangani, RD Congo
5 Faculté des sciences agronomiques et environnement, Université Evangélique en Afrique, Bukavu, South Kivu, RD Congo
Original language: French
Copyright © 2015 ISSR Journals. 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.
Nature conservation had become an international preoccupation due to the global rate of deforestation which goes beyond 12 millions hectares. Until 2012, in the whole Congo bassin, the Democratic Republic of Congo had the high rate of deforestation (0.32%) while its reforestation rate was 0.1±0.3%. In this paper, criterion of classification for forest with high value for consevation are studied so to help decision maker on Uma forest conservation.
Biologic diversity, ecosystems and mosaic at the landscape scale, threatened or rare ecosystems and habitats, critic ecological services, needs for community livelihood and cultural value are those criterion of classification. The results are : the mean of the value of plant diversity of Uma was 33.2 ± 6.5; the mean species richness of Uma is higher than other sites. The hugeness of this forest let that it successes to the second criterion and, the presence of some rare habitats to the third criterion. Uma forest is the source of Tshopo river which is used for fishing and on it is built the hydroelectrical station of Tshopo. This forest has many animal and plant species whose are very used by autochthon. Cultural value of this forest is most due to its inselbergs considered as sacral area. Verification of all these criterion is a great proof that Uma forest can be classified among forests with high value for conservation.
Author Keywords: Conservation, FHVC criterion, Uma forest, DRC.
Volume 18, Issue 2, October 2015, Pages 232–240
Legrand T. Cirimwami1, Masinda M. Maombi2, John K. Mukirania3, Eric K. Wasingya4, and Clérisse M. Casinga5
1 Faculté de Sciences, Université du Cinquantenaire, Lwiro, South Kivu, RD Congo
2 Université de Kisangani, Faculté des Sciences, Kisangani, RD Congo
3 Université de Kisangani, Faculté des Sciences, Kisangani, RD Congo
4 Université de Kisangani, Faculté des Sciences, Kisangani, RD Congo
5 Faculté des sciences agronomiques et environnement, Université Evangélique en Afrique, Bukavu, South Kivu, RD Congo
Original language: French
Copyright © 2015 ISSR Journals. 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.
Abstract
Nature conservation had become an international preoccupation due to the global rate of deforestation which goes beyond 12 millions hectares. Until 2012, in the whole Congo bassin, the Democratic Republic of Congo had the high rate of deforestation (0.32%) while its reforestation rate was 0.1±0.3%. In this paper, criterion of classification for forest with high value for consevation are studied so to help decision maker on Uma forest conservation.
Biologic diversity, ecosystems and mosaic at the landscape scale, threatened or rare ecosystems and habitats, critic ecological services, needs for community livelihood and cultural value are those criterion of classification. The results are : the mean of the value of plant diversity of Uma was 33.2 ± 6.5; the mean species richness of Uma is higher than other sites. The hugeness of this forest let that it successes to the second criterion and, the presence of some rare habitats to the third criterion. Uma forest is the source of Tshopo river which is used for fishing and on it is built the hydroelectrical station of Tshopo. This forest has many animal and plant species whose are very used by autochthon. Cultural value of this forest is most due to its inselbergs considered as sacral area. Verification of all these criterion is a great proof that Uma forest can be classified among forests with high value for conservation.
Author Keywords: Conservation, FHVC criterion, Uma forest, DRC.
Abstract: (french)
La conservation de la nature est une préoccupation internationale cruciale vue la perte forestière annuelle moyenne s'équivalant à plus de 12 millions d'hectares à travers le monde. Jusqu'en 2012, de tout le bassin du Congo, la République Démocratique du Congo avait le taux de déforestation le plus élevé (0,32%) alors que son taux de reforestation n'était que de 0,1±0,3%. Cette étude cherche à mettre en exergue les critères de classification des forêts à haute valeur pour la conservation pour guider la prise de décision sur la conservation de la forêt de Uma.
La diversité biologique, les écosystèmes et mosaïques à l'échelle du paysage, écosystèmes et habitats menacés ou rares, services écologiques critiques, besoins essentiels de la communauté ainsi que les valeurs culturelles sont ces critère de classification. Les résultats ont montré que : la moyenne de la diversité floristique alpha était de 33,2 ± 6,5; la richesse spécifique moyenne des sites de Uma est élevée que celle des autres sites. Son immensité la fait passer au deuxième critère et, la présence des habitats rares et particuliers au troisième. La forêt de Uma constitue la source de la rivière Tshopo servant dans la pèche et comme support du barrage hydroélectrique de la Tshopo. Cette forêt regorge plusieurs espèces végétales et animales très utilisées par les autochtones. En outre, elle a une grande valeur culturelle car les autochtones accordent une valeur sacrée aux inselbergs. La vérification de ces critères nécessite de la classer parmi les forêts à haute valeur pour la conservation.
Author Keywords: Conservation, Critères FHVC, Forêt de Uma, RDC.
How to Cite this Article
Legrand T. Cirimwami, Masinda M. Maombi, John K. Mukirania, Eric K. Wasingya, and Clérisse M. Casinga, “Uma forest, forest with high value for conservation (FHVC),” International Journal of Innovation and Scientific Research, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 232–240, October 2015.
