%0 Journal Article
%T 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
%A Matthieu Muke Basubi
%A Serge Kadiri Bobo
%A L&#233
%A on Mzee Kazamwali
%A Frederick Nkakah Aseaku
%A Pauline Ma&#239
%A yanpa
%A Camile Kondo Nyembo
%J Open Journal of Ecology
%P 419-434
%@ 2162-1993
%D 2025
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/oje.2025.156024
%X 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.
%K Protected Area
%K Riparian Well-Being
%K Socio-Economic Impact
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=143512