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Mondo, J.M., Chuma, G.B., Muke, M.B., Fadhili, B.B., Kihye, J.B., Matiti, H.M., et al. (2024) Utilization of Non-Timber Forest Products as Alternative Sources of Food and Income in the Highland Regions of the Kahuzi-Biega National Park, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Trees, Forests and People, 16, Article ID: 100547.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tfp.2024.100547

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• TITLE: Socio-Economic Impact of the Creation of Protected Areas on the Well-Being of the Riparian Population of the Kahuzi-Biega National Park and the Itombwe Nature Reserve, Democratic Republic of Congo

  AUTHORS: Matthieu Muke Basubi, Serge Kadiri Bobo, Léon Mzee Kazamwali, Frederick Nkakah Aseaku, Pauline Maïyanpa, Camile Kondo Nyembo

  KEYWORDS: Protected Area, Riparian Well-Being, Socio-Economic Impact

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Ecology, Vol.15 No.6, June 25, 2025

  ABSTRACT: The paper analyzes the socio-economic effects of the creation of Kahuzi-Biega National Park and Itombwe Nature Reserve on the daily lives of riparian populations. It highlights negative impacts on household activities such as agriculture, hunting, firewood exploitation, and non-timber forest product collection. Key challenges include declining soil fertility, reduced agricultural yields, scarcity of resources, and human-wildlife conflicts. Efforts should be directed towards reducing these changes through the involvement of local populations in all the protected area conservation processes.