Dynamics of the Deforestation of the City of Kindu between 1986 and 2020
Keywords:
deforestation, climate change
Abstract
This study explores the factors underlying deforestation in the city of Kindu, Democratic Republic of Congo. It concludes that deforestation in Kindu is a serious problem, exacerbated by population growth and unsustainable agricultural practices.
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Kyale, J. K., Wardell, D. A., Mikwa, J.-F., Kabuanga, J. M., Monga, N. A. M., Oszwald, J., & Doumenge, C. (2019). Dynamics of Deforestation in the Biosphere Reserve of Yangambi (Democratic Republic of Congo): Spatial and Temporal Variability over the Last 30 Years. Trees and Forests of the Tropics, 341, 5-28.
Mary, F. (2011). Pressures on the forests of the Congo Basin. Tropical Wood and Forests, 307(1), 73-84.
N'shimba Lubilanji, L. (2014). Introduction to research methods in human geography. Gravita, Kinshasa, 182p.
PIREDD/Maniema Project Report. (2022).
Schure, J., et al. (2011). Wood energy in the DRC: Analysis of the sector in the cities of Kinshasa and Kisangani. MAKALA Project, CIFOR, December 2011, 84p, unpublished.
Werner, H. (2022). Opening speech at the Sharm el-Sheikh Climate Change Conference (COP 27), Egypt, held from November 6 to 18, 2022.
Yuma, M. P. (n.d.). Diversity of Forest Products other than timber of plant origin in the vicinity of Kindu and the impact of their exploitation: on environmental sectors and the daily lives of stakeholders. Province of Maniema, Thesis, UNIKIS, 2019-2020, unpublished.
Published
2025-06-09
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CHOMA NYEMBO, S., KAKULE KASEREKA, R., KAMANDA WAKAMANDA, J.-C., MATAND TWILENG, A., & NSHIMBA LUBILANJI, L. (2025). Dynamics of the Deforestation of the City of Kindu between 1986 and 2020. European Journal of Science, Innovation and Technology, 5(3), 90-98. Retrieved from https://www.ejsit-journal.com/index.php/ejsit/article/view/667
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