[ L’environnement du village Selo Kimbungu: Un capital écologique en péril du secteur de Gombe Matadi ]
Volume 39, Issue 1, March 2023, Pages 225–239
Mvumbi Sylvain Mavinga1, Nlandu Nlandu Marquis2, Mananga Mananga Placide3, Shambuyi Tshimanga Jean-Bell4, Nsekanabo Muta Dieudonné5, and Mavungu Mvumbi Willy Jack6
1 Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques, Département des Ressources Naturelles, BP 314 Boma, RD Congo
2 Assistant à l’Université Président Joseph Kasa-Vubu, Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques et Environnement, Département des Ressources Naturelles, BP 314 Boma, RD Congo
3 Chef de travaux à l’Université Président Joseph Kasa-Vubu, Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques et Environnement, Département des Ressources Naturelles, BP 314 Boma, RD Congo
4 Chargé de cours en économie et environnement, Haute Ecole de la Ville de Liège 2, Belgium
5 Doctorant à l’Université Pédagogique Nationale, Département de Géographie - Sciences de l’environnement, BP 8815 Kinshasa, Ngaliema, RD Congo
6 Institut Supérieur d’Etudes Agronomiques (ISEA), BP 151 Tshela, RD Congo
Original language: French
Copyright © 2023 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.
A « quiet revolution » initiated in the 1990s gradually put ecological rationality at the forefront of environmental and economic policy concerns. Because most environmental problems continue to worsen and, in many countries, there is little reason to be optimistic. Considering the global environment in general, and that of the province of Kongo Central, in particular, we realize that there are many indicators of different forms of disruption of balance linked to several factors. which are interrelated, among which we can cite, savanization, erosion, loss of soil fertility, laterization, increased poverty, habitat destruction, pollution... In addition, the impoverished population of the Selo Kimbungu village with obsolete techniques, without planning or forest management or reforestation, coupled with the improvised construction of housing, have caused very large-scale deforestation, symbolized by « circles of desolation », deforestation radii exceeding more than two kilometres. To this end, the following questions can be asked: in the environment of the Selo Kimbungu village, do the activities practiced by the population jeopardize the ecological capital? What are the key factors that permanently cause the degradation of ecosystems in this geographical area? What are the different facets of ecological capital that threaten people’s lives? These concerns have led us to presuppose that the activities practiced by the population are carried out without environmental standards, especially since the peasant community remains in ecological ignorance which does not allow it to fight against the regressive series of goods and services that the environment puts at his disposal. There is reason to say that the village studied is subservient to a complex set of economic, social and political pressures, on which are grafted problems of environmental management. However, the different facets of ecological capital at risk are multidimensional and interactive.
Author Keywords: Environmental vulnerability, ecological capital, ecosystem, Selo Kimbungu, biosphere, biodiversity, Territory of Mbanza-Ngungu.
Volume 39, Issue 1, March 2023, Pages 225–239
Mvumbi Sylvain Mavinga1, Nlandu Nlandu Marquis2, Mananga Mananga Placide3, Shambuyi Tshimanga Jean-Bell4, Nsekanabo Muta Dieudonné5, and Mavungu Mvumbi Willy Jack6
1 Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques, Département des Ressources Naturelles, BP 314 Boma, RD Congo
2 Assistant à l’Université Président Joseph Kasa-Vubu, Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques et Environnement, Département des Ressources Naturelles, BP 314 Boma, RD Congo
3 Chef de travaux à l’Université Président Joseph Kasa-Vubu, Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques et Environnement, Département des Ressources Naturelles, BP 314 Boma, RD Congo
4 Chargé de cours en économie et environnement, Haute Ecole de la Ville de Liège 2, Belgium
5 Doctorant à l’Université Pédagogique Nationale, Département de Géographie - Sciences de l’environnement, BP 8815 Kinshasa, Ngaliema, RD Congo
6 Institut Supérieur d’Etudes Agronomiques (ISEA), BP 151 Tshela, RD Congo
Original language: French
Copyright © 2023 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
A « quiet revolution » initiated in the 1990s gradually put ecological rationality at the forefront of environmental and economic policy concerns. Because most environmental problems continue to worsen and, in many countries, there is little reason to be optimistic. Considering the global environment in general, and that of the province of Kongo Central, in particular, we realize that there are many indicators of different forms of disruption of balance linked to several factors. which are interrelated, among which we can cite, savanization, erosion, loss of soil fertility, laterization, increased poverty, habitat destruction, pollution... In addition, the impoverished population of the Selo Kimbungu village with obsolete techniques, without planning or forest management or reforestation, coupled with the improvised construction of housing, have caused very large-scale deforestation, symbolized by « circles of desolation », deforestation radii exceeding more than two kilometres. To this end, the following questions can be asked: in the environment of the Selo Kimbungu village, do the activities practiced by the population jeopardize the ecological capital? What are the key factors that permanently cause the degradation of ecosystems in this geographical area? What are the different facets of ecological capital that threaten people’s lives? These concerns have led us to presuppose that the activities practiced by the population are carried out without environmental standards, especially since the peasant community remains in ecological ignorance which does not allow it to fight against the regressive series of goods and services that the environment puts at his disposal. There is reason to say that the village studied is subservient to a complex set of economic, social and political pressures, on which are grafted problems of environmental management. However, the different facets of ecological capital at risk are multidimensional and interactive.
Author Keywords: Environmental vulnerability, ecological capital, ecosystem, Selo Kimbungu, biosphere, biodiversity, Territory of Mbanza-Ngungu.
Abstract: (french)
Une « révolution tranquille » engagée dans les années 90 a mis progressivement la rationalité écologique au premier rang des préoccupations de la politique environnementale et économique. Car, la plupart de problèmes d’environnement continuent de s’aggraver et, dans bien des pays, il n’y a guère de raisons de se montrer optimiste. En considérant l’environnement mondial en général, et celui de la province du Kongo Central, en particulier, l’on se rend compte qu’il y a beaucoup d’éléments indicateurs de différentes formes de ruptures d’équilibres liées à plusieurs facteurs qui sont interréliés, parmi lesquels l’on peut citer, la savanisation, l’érosion, la perte de fertilité du sol, la latérisation, l’accroissement de la pauvreté, la destruction des habitats, la pollution... Par ailleurs, la population paupérisée du village Selo Kimbungu avec des techniques désuètes, sans planification ni aménagement forestier, ni reboisement, doublée de la construction improvisée des logements, ont provoqué une déforestation de très grande ampleur, symbolisée par des « cercles de désolation », des rayons de déboisement dépassant plus de deux kilomètres. A cet effet, l’on peut se poser des questions suivantes: dans l’environnement du village Selo Kimbungu, les activités pratiquées par la population, mettent-elles en péril le capital écologique ? Quels sont les facteurs clés qui occasionnent de façon permanente la dégradation des écosystèmes dans cet espace géographique ? Quelles sont les différentes facettes du capital écologique qui menacent la vie de la population ? Ces préoccupations nous ont poussé à présupposer que les activités pratiquées par la population se font sans normes environnementales surtout que la communauté paysanne reste dans l’ignorance écologique qui ne lui permet pas de lutter contre la série régressive des biens et services que l’environnement met à sa disposition. Il y a lieu de dire que le village étudié est inféodé à un ensemble complexe de pressions économiques, sociales et politiques, sur lesquelles se greffent des problèmes de gestion de l’environnement. Cependant, les différentes facettes du capital écologique en péril sont multidimensionnelles et interactives.
Author Keywords: Vulnérabilité environnementale, capital écologique, écosystème, Selo Kimbungu, biosphère, biodiversité, Territoire de Mbanza-Ngungu.
How to Cite this Article
Mvumbi Sylvain Mavinga, Nlandu Nlandu Marquis, Mananga Mananga Placide, Shambuyi Tshimanga Jean-Bell, Nsekanabo Muta Dieudonné, and Mavungu Mvumbi Willy Jack, “The environment of Selo Kimbungu village: An endangered ecological capital of the Gombe Matadi sector,” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 39, no. 1, pp. 225–239, March 2023.
