Volume 40, Issue 1, December 2018, Pages 264–275
Richard MUGISA LIRIGO1
1 Chef de Travaux, Faculté de droit, Université de Kisangani (UNIKIS/RDC), RD Congo
Original language: French
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Although the DRC's nature conservation laws consider artisanal mining in protected areas as an illegal activity and incompatible with conservation objectives, the hunting grounds of Garamba National Park in the Province of Haut-Uélé (DRC) is experiencing an influx of miners from all sides, which poses a threat to the integrity of the PNG. Examining the strengths and limitations of each of the exploreable options for solving this problem, this article proposes the participatory definition of a transition, similar to participatory zoning, to reconcile the imperatives of nature conservation with local communities’ rights.
Author Keywords: protected areas, mining, Garamba, DR Congo.
Richard MUGISA LIRIGO1
1 Chef de Travaux, Faculté de droit, Université de Kisangani (UNIKIS/RDC), RD Congo
Original language: French
Copyright © 2018 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
Although the DRC's nature conservation laws consider artisanal mining in protected areas as an illegal activity and incompatible with conservation objectives, the hunting grounds of Garamba National Park in the Province of Haut-Uélé (DRC) is experiencing an influx of miners from all sides, which poses a threat to the integrity of the PNG. Examining the strengths and limitations of each of the exploreable options for solving this problem, this article proposes the participatory definition of a transition, similar to participatory zoning, to reconcile the imperatives of nature conservation with local communities’ rights.
Author Keywords: protected areas, mining, Garamba, DR Congo.
Abstract: (french)
Bien que les lois de la RDC relatives à la conservation de la nature considèrent l’orpaillage artisanal dans les aires protégées comme une activité illégale et incompatible avec les objectifs de la conservation, les domaines de chasse du Parc National de la Garamba situe dans la Province de Haut-Uélé (RDC) connaissent un afflux d’orpailleurs venus de tout bord, ce qui constitue une menace certaine sur l’intégrité du PNG. Examinant les forces et limites de chacune d’options explorables pour la résolution de ce problème, le présent article propose la définition participative d’une transition, semblable au zonage participatif et ce, pour concilier les impératifs de la conservation de la nature avec les droits des communautés locales vivant dans les environs.
Author Keywords: aires protégées, exploitation minière, Garamba, RD Congo.
How to Cite this Article
Richard MUGISA LIRIGO, “Protection des aires protégées à l’épreuve de l’exploitation minière artisanale en RDC : Cas du Parc National de la Garamba,” International Journal of Innovation and Scientific Research, vol. 40, no. 1, pp. 264–275, December 2018.
