In Congo-Kinshasa, the mode of creation and management of national parks inherited from the colonial period did not produce convincing results. This "top-down policy" of establishing the authority of the central state and the administration over land and renewable resources by excluding rural populations to limit human degradation by creating a network of protected areas and classified forests has shown its limits. Therefore, we observe the emergence within local communities practices of a "politics from below". This strategy of negating conventional environmental policies is likely to undermine sustainability in Lomami National Park. By placing local communities at the center of the park in their area, "concerted management" thus appears as an intermediary approach that can guarantee the interests of the various actors.
With a view to guaranteeing equitable development among the various provinces in Congo-Kinshasa, the composition of the central Government must take into account the representativeness of all the provinces. Since the beginning of the Third Republic in 2006, nine Governments have succeeded each other. Through the analysis of their compositions, the present study identifies the causes of the insufficient representativeness of the Province of Tshopo and proposes some therapies likely to improve the political weight of this strategic province.
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