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Vegetation Fires in the Lubumbashi Charcoal Production Basin (The Democratic Republic of the Congo): Drivers, Extent and Spatiotemporal Dynamics
Useni Sikuzani, Yannick; Mpanda Mukenza, Médard; Khoji Muteya, Héritier et al.
2023In Land, 12 (12), p. 2171
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Keywords :
Nature and Landscape Conservation; Ecology; Global and Planetary Change
Abstract :
[en] In the Lubumbashi charcoal production basin (LCPB) in Southeastern DR Congo, agricultural and charcoal production activities regularly give rise to fires that lead to considerable degradation of the miombo open forest. This study analyzes the drivers of the spatiotemporal distribution of active fires and burnt areas in the LCPB by processing MODIS and Landsat data. In addition, a kernel density analysis method (KDE) was used to estimate fire risk, while the effect of the road network and dwellings on vegetation fires was highlighted in areas between a 0 and 3000 m radius. The obtained results revealed that fires in the LCPB generally occur between April and November, mainly during the day, between 11 a.m. and 12 p.m. These fires are concentrated in the central and southwestern part of the LCPB, more specifically in the savannahs and near roads. From 2002 to 2022, an average of 11,237 active fires and an average of 6337 km2 of burnt areas were recorded in the LCPB. Each year, these fires peak in August, and despite their steady decline, the few fires that have affected the forests have caused more devastation (more than 2790 km2/year) than those observed in the fields and savannah. These figures highlight the imperative need to put in place fire prevention and management measures in the LCPB, with particular emphasis on awareness, monitoring, and fire-fighting measures.
Precision for document type :
Critical notes/Edition
Disciplines :
Environmental sciences & ecology
Author, co-author :
Useni Sikuzani, Yannick ;  Unité Ecologie, Restauration Ecologique et Paysage, Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques, Université de Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi P.O. Box 1825, Democratic Republic of the Congo ; Centre de Compétences en Planification et Gestion Urbaine, Université de Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi P.O. Box 1825, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mpanda Mukenza, Médard ;  Département de Gestion des Ressources Naturelles Renouvelables, Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques, Université Technologique Katumba Mwanke, Lubumbashi P.O. Box 74, Democratic Republic of the Congo ; Ecole Régionale Post-Universitaire d’Aménagement et Gestion Intégrés des Forêts et Territoires Tropicaux (ERAIFT), Kinshasa P.O. Box 15373, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Khoji Muteya, Héritier  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > TERRA Research Centre ; Unité Ecologie, Restauration Ecologique et Paysage, Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques, Université de Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi P.O. Box 1825, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Cirezi Cizungu, Nadège  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département GxABT > Biodiversité et Paysage ; Ecole Régionale Post-Universitaire d'Aménagement et Gestion Intégrés des Forêts et Territoires Tropicaux (ERAIFT), Kinshasa P.O. Box 15373, Democratic Republic of the Congo ; Département d'Environnement et de Gestion des Ressources Naturelles, Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques et de l'environnement, Université Evangélique en Afrique, Bukavu P.O. Box 3323, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Malaisse, François ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département GxABT > Biodiversité et Paysage
Bogaert, Jan  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département GxABT > Biodiversité et Paysage
Language :
English
Title :
Vegetation Fires in the Lubumbashi Charcoal Production Basin (The Democratic Republic of the Congo): Drivers, Extent and Spatiotemporal Dynamics
Publication date :
15 December 2023
Journal title :
Land
eISSN :
2073-445X
Publisher :
MDPI AG
Volume :
12
Issue :
12
Pages :
2171
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Funders :
ARES CCD - Académie de Recherche et d'Enseignement Supérieur. Coopération au Développement [BE]
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