[ LA PARTICIPATION A LA CONSERVATION DU PARC NATIONAL DE KAHUZI-BIEGA PAR LES PYGMEES ]
Volume 27, Issue 3, October 2019, Pages 873–878
MUNGUACIZA KABUNGA Benjamin1, MUSHAGALUSA MUDEKEREZA George2, CIREGEREZA RUGARABURA Olivier3, SIFA RUGARABURA4, and BULONZA MUGALIHYA5
1 Assistant, Institut Supérieur des Techniques Médicales (ISTM/Nyangezi), RD Congo
2 Chef des Travaux, Institut Supérieur des Techniques Etudes Agronomiques et Vétérinaires (ISEAV Walungu), RD Congo
3 Assistant, Institut Supérieur des Techniques Médicales (ISTM/Nyangezi), RD Congo
4 Assistante, Institut Supérieur des Techniques Médicales (ISTM/Nyangezi), RD Congo
5 Assistante, Institut Supérieur des Techniques Médicales (ISTM/Nyangezi), RD Congo
Original language: French
Copyright © 2019 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 order to have the Kahuzi-Biega National Park considered a World Heritage Site, it is essential to have the indigenous population (the pygmies) to be evicted. They were not happy with the way they were kept out of their natural environment, because they live from hunting and gathering that can only be done in the forest, unfortunately for them being a reserve. Indeed, the pygmies found themselves outside the park but they still have the courage to allow the Congolese Institute of Nature Conservation (ICCN) to protect the ecosystem in Kahuzi-Biega Park. They are also major guides and collaborators for scientific research. They contribute very significantly to the work by providing accurate information on the species of the park: identification, distribution, eco-ethology, use of the environment, traditional use of species by pygmy communities. It is often that they deserve to be co-authors of the scientific work on the Kahuzi Biega National Park (PNKB). In the fight against poaching, pygmies are essential by the watching they provide and the information they provide about the movements of poachers.
Author Keywords: Conservation, Pygmies, Kahuzi Biega National Park, Participation, Global Patrimony, Natural Resources.
Volume 27, Issue 3, October 2019, Pages 873–878
MUNGUACIZA KABUNGA Benjamin1, MUSHAGALUSA MUDEKEREZA George2, CIREGEREZA RUGARABURA Olivier3, SIFA RUGARABURA4, and BULONZA MUGALIHYA5
1 Assistant, Institut Supérieur des Techniques Médicales (ISTM/Nyangezi), RD Congo
2 Chef des Travaux, Institut Supérieur des Techniques Etudes Agronomiques et Vétérinaires (ISEAV Walungu), RD Congo
3 Assistant, Institut Supérieur des Techniques Médicales (ISTM/Nyangezi), RD Congo
4 Assistante, Institut Supérieur des Techniques Médicales (ISTM/Nyangezi), RD Congo
5 Assistante, Institut Supérieur des Techniques Médicales (ISTM/Nyangezi), RD Congo
Original language: French
Copyright © 2019 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 order to have the Kahuzi-Biega National Park considered a World Heritage Site, it is essential to have the indigenous population (the pygmies) to be evicted. They were not happy with the way they were kept out of their natural environment, because they live from hunting and gathering that can only be done in the forest, unfortunately for them being a reserve. Indeed, the pygmies found themselves outside the park but they still have the courage to allow the Congolese Institute of Nature Conservation (ICCN) to protect the ecosystem in Kahuzi-Biega Park. They are also major guides and collaborators for scientific research. They contribute very significantly to the work by providing accurate information on the species of the park: identification, distribution, eco-ethology, use of the environment, traditional use of species by pygmy communities. It is often that they deserve to be co-authors of the scientific work on the Kahuzi Biega National Park (PNKB). In the fight against poaching, pygmies are essential by the watching they provide and the information they provide about the movements of poachers.
Author Keywords: Conservation, Pygmies, Kahuzi Biega National Park, Participation, Global Patrimony, Natural Resources.
Abstract: (french)
Pour que le parc national de Kahuzi-Biega soit considéré patrimoine mondial, il a fallu à ce la population autochtone (les pygmées) y soit expulsée. Ces derniers n’ont pas été contents de la façon dont ils ont été mis à l’écart de leur milieu naturel, car ces derniers vivent de la chasse et de la cueillette qui ne peuvent se faire que la forêt, malheureusement pour eux constituant une réserve. En effet, les pygmées se sont retrouvés en dehors du parc mais ces derniers ont toujours le courage permettre à l’institut congolais de conservation de la nature (ICCN) à protéger l’écosystème dans le parc de Kahuzi-Biega. Ils sont par ailleurs des guides et collaborateurs majeurs pour les recherches scientifiques. Ils contribuent de façon très significative aux travaux en apportant des informations précises sur les espèces du parc : identification, distribution, écoéthologie, utilisation du milieu, usage traditionnel des espèces par les communautés pygmées. C’est bien souvent qu’ils mériteraient de figurer comme co-auteurs des travaux scientifiques sur le PNKB. Dans la lutte anti-braconnage, les Pygmées sont incontournables par la surveillance qu’ils assurent et les informations qu’ils fournissent sur les mouvements des braconniers.
Author Keywords: Conservation, Pygmées, Parc National de Kahuzi-Biega, Participation, Patrimoine mondial, Ressources Naturelles.
How to Cite this Article
MUNGUACIZA KABUNGA Benjamin, MUSHAGALUSA MUDEKEREZA George, CIREGEREZA RUGARABURA Olivier, SIFA RUGARABURA, and BULONZA MUGALIHYA, “PARTICIPATION IN CONSERVATION OF THE NATIONAL PARC OF KAHUZI-BIEGA BY THE PYGMIES,” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 27, no. 3, pp. 873–878, October 2019.
