Anthropogenic pressure; Ecosystem services; Environmental legislation; Miombo woodland; Protected areas; Resource conservation; Forestry; Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous); Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
Abstract :
[en] The study examines the spatiotemporal dynamics of landscape anthropization in the Kiziba-Baluba Hunting Domain (KBHD), near Lubumbashi in southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, facing increasing human threats. It assesses these dynamics from 1989 to 2023 using remote sensing, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and landscape ecology principles. The results reveal a significant decrease in forest cover, declining from 70.33 % in 1989 to 26.22 % in 2023, with an annual deforestation rate of -1.84 %. This deforestation has led to the expansion of savannas (63.93 %), agriculture (5.76 %), and built-up and bare soil (0.93 %) through patch creation and aggregation. The level of landscape disturbance has increased sixfold over 34 years, from 0.42 in 1989 to 2.81 in 2023. The reduction in the size of the largest forest patch and increased spatial isolation show rising fragmentation and dissection, often followed by the attrition of residual patches. These findings highlight the inefficiency of current conservation measures in KBHD, indicating a need for restructuring management, redefining protected area boundaries, developing a suitable management plan, implementing reforestation programs, strengthening enforcement of environmental laws, and actively involving local communities.
Disciplines :
Environmental sciences & ecology
Author, co-author :
Muteya, Héritier Khoji ; Ecology, Ecological Restoration, and Landscape Unit, Faculty of Agronomic Sciences, University of Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi, Congo ; Biodiversity, Ecosystem, and Landscape Axis, University of Liège—Gembloux Agro-BioTech, Gembloux, Belgium
Mukenza, Médard Mpanda; Department of Renewable Natural Resources Management, Faculty of Agronomic Sciences, Katumba Mwanke University of Technology, Kasenga, Congo
Mwenya, Ildephonse Kipili ; Department of Renewable Natural Resources Management, Faculty of Agronomic Sciences, Katumba Mwanke University of Technology, Kasenga, Congo
Malaisse, François ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département GxABT > Biodiversité, Ecosystème et Paysage (BEP)
Nghonda, Dieu-donné N'tambwe; Ecology, Ecological Restoration, and Landscape Unit, Faculty of Agronomic Sciences, University of Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi, Congo ; Biodiversity, Ecosystem, and Landscape Axis, University of Liège—Gembloux Agro-BioTech, Gembloux, Belgium
Mukendi, Nathan Kasanda; Biodiversity, Ecosystem, and Landscape Axis, University of Liège—Gembloux Agro-BioTech, Gembloux, Belgium ; Research Unit in Economics and Agricultural Development, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi, Congo
Bastin, Jean-François ; Université de Liège - ULiège > TERRA Research Centre > Biodiversité, Ecosystème et Paysage (BEP)
Bogaert, Jan ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département GxABT > Biodiversité, Ecosystème et Paysage (BEP)
Sikuzani, Yannick Useni; Ecology, Ecological Restoration, and Landscape Unit, Faculty of Agronomic Sciences, University of Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi, Congo
Language :
English
Title :
Protected area creation and its limited effect on deforestation: Insights from the Kiziba-Baluba hunting domain (DR Congo)
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