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Uncontrolled Exploitation of Pterocarpus tinctorius Welw. and Associated Landscape Dynamics in the Kasenga Territory: Case of the Rural Area of Kasomeno (DR Congo)
Mukenza, Médard Mpanda; Muteya, Héritier Khoji; Nghonda, Dieu-Donné N’Tambwe et al.
2022In Land, 11 (9), p. 1541
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Keywords :
Nature and Landscape Conservation; Ecology; Global and Planetary Change
Abstract :
[en] The uncontrolled logging of Pterocarpus tinctorius Welw. in the Kasenga territory in the southeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is of significant socioeconomic benefit, but above all, it is a threat to the stability of forest ecosystems. Based on Landsat images from 2009, 2013, 2017 and 2021, the landscape dynamics of the Kasomeno region in the Kasenga territory, a P. tinctorius exploitation area, was quantified using a mapping approach coupled with landscape ecology analysis tools. The results reveal a continuous loss of forest cover over all the periods studied, mostly between 2013 and 2017, primarily through the dissection of patches. Also, through the spatial process of attrition, the fields recorded a regressive dynamic between 2013–2017, a sign of abandonment of agricultural activity in favour of P. tinctorius illegal logging. These landscape dynamics are the consequences of strong anthropic activities in the study area, leading to an important spatial expansion of the savannah. Consequently, the level of landscape disturbance doubled from 0.8 to 1.7 between 2009 and 2021. Our results suggest that, without regulatory enforcement, illegal logging of P. tinctorius seriously compromises forest ecosystem health and household food security in the region.
Disciplines :
Environmental sciences & ecology
Author, co-author :
Mukenza, Médard Mpanda
Muteya, Héritier Khoji
Nghonda, Dieu-Donné N’Tambwe
Sambiéni, Kouagou Raoul 
Malaisse, François ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département GxABT > Biodiversité et Paysage
Kaleba, Sylvestre Cabala
Bogaert, Jan  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département GxABT > Biodiversité et Paysage
Sikuzani, Yannick Useni
Language :
English
Title :
Uncontrolled Exploitation of Pterocarpus tinctorius Welw. and Associated Landscape Dynamics in the Kasenga Territory: Case of the Rural Area of Kasomeno (DR Congo)
Publication date :
12 September 2022
Journal title :
Land
eISSN :
2073-445X
Publisher :
MDPI AG
Volume :
11
Issue :
9
Pages :
1541
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
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