[ Durabilité et Gestion Concertée au Parc National de la Lomami (RDC): Perception des Communautés Locales ]
Volume 25, Issue 1, December 2018, Pages 300–312
Bongeli Yeikelo Ya’ato Aimé1, Lombeya Boinda King2, Bauma Baelongandi Yves3, and Lisalu Bofando François4
1 Politologue, Chef de Travaux, Doctorant à l’Université de Kisangani, RD Congo
2 Sociologue, Assistant, Chercheur à l’Université de Kisangani, RD Congo
3 Université de Kisangani, RD Congo
4 Université de Kisangani, 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.
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.
Author Keywords: Environmental Governance, Sustainability, Concerted Management, Politics from above, Politics from below, Local Communities, Lomami National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo.
Volume 25, Issue 1, December 2018, Pages 300–312
Bongeli Yeikelo Ya’ato Aimé1, Lombeya Boinda King2, Bauma Baelongandi Yves3, and Lisalu Bofando François4
1 Politologue, Chef de Travaux, Doctorant à l’Université de Kisangani, RD Congo
2 Sociologue, Assistant, Chercheur à l’Université de Kisangani, RD Congo
3 Université de Kisangani, RD Congo
4 Université de Kisangani, 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
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.
Author Keywords: Environmental Governance, Sustainability, Concerted Management, Politics from above, Politics from below, Local Communities, Lomami National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo.
Abstract: (french)
Au Congo-Kinshasa, le mode de création et de gestion des parcs nationaux hérité de la période coloniale n’a pas produit des résultats probants. Cette « politique par le haut » qui consistait à instaurer l’autorité de l’Etat central et de l’administration sur les terres et sur les ressources renouvelables en excluant les populations rurales pour limiter les dégradations anthropiques en créant un réseau d’aires protégées et de forêts classées a montré ses limites. Dès lors, on observe l’émergence au sein des communautés locales des pratiques relevant d’une « politique par le bas ». Cette stratégie de négation des politiques environnementales classiques est susceptible d’hypothéquer la durabilité au Parc National de la Lomami. En plaçant les communautés locales au centre du parc implanté dans leur milieu, « la gestion concertée » apparaît donc comme une approche intermédiaire pouvant garantir les intérêts des différents acteurs.
Author Keywords: Gouvernance Environnementale, Durabilité, Gestion concertée, Politique par le haut, Politique par le bas, Communautés locales, Parc National de la Lomami, République Démocratique du Congo.
How to Cite this Article
Bongeli Yeikelo Ya’ato Aimé, Lombeya Boinda King, Bauma Baelongandi Yves, and Lisalu Bofando François, “Sustainability and Concerted Management in Lomami National Park (DRC): Perception of Local Communities,” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 300–312, December 2018.
