Dependency on natural resources: post-conflict challenges for livelihoods security and environmental sustainability in Goma, The Democratic Republic of Congo

Autor:	Tata Precillia Ijang, Cleto Ndikumagenge
Rok vydání:	2013
Předmět:	Resource (biology) Natural resource economics business.industry National park media_common.quotation_subject Geography Planning and Development Development Livelihood Natural resource Democracy Agriculture Political science Sustainability Damages business media_common
Zdroj:	Development in Practice. 23:372-388
ISSN:	1364-9213 0961-4524
DOI:	10.1080/09614524.2013.781126
Popis:	High dependency on natural resources in post-conflict Goma caused severe damages to Virunga National Park (VNP) and Kivu Lake. Understanding the impacts of conflict on livelihoods and conservation activities is paramount in Goma. The main reasons for resource degradation here are heightened insecurity, theft, and uncertainty, which limit the use of far off land for agriculture. Consequently, most people depended on forest products and fish from protected areas, thereby causing higher risks of depletion of fish and park resources. High population density, few livelihoods alternatives, unpredictability, and weak state apparatus remain serious issues to be considered in resource conservation. La dependance aux ressources naturelles : les defis d'apres-conflit pour la securite des moyens d'existence et pour la durabilite environnementale a Goma, Republique Democratique du Congo La haute dependance aux ressources naturelles a Goma pendant la periode apres-conflit a provoque des degâts severes au Parc National ...
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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