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Waters and Swampy forests of the Lac Tumba Landscape, Democratic Republic of Congo

Waters and Swampy forests of the Lac Tumba Landscape, Democratic Republic of Congo. Importance and stakes of Conservation Biodiversity and implications for local populations. Bio-physical Attributes. Surface: 80,000 km2. Altitude: 300 – 340m. Rainfall: 1700 – 2300mm/an.

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Waters and Swampy forests of the Lac Tumba Landscape, Democratic Republic of Congo

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  1. Waters and Swampy forests of the Lac Tumba Landscape, Democratic Republic of Congo Importance and stakes of Conservation Biodiversity and implications for local populations

  2. Bio-physical Attributes • Surface: 80,000 km2 • Altitude: 300 – 340m • Rainfall: 1700 – 2300mm/an • Temperature: 25C Socio-cultural Attributes • Tribes: 32, y compris • Human Density: 6 – 24 ind/km2 • Demographic Growth: 3.8%/an • Composition: 10 membres/menage • Villages and camping sites: 230 villages and permanent camps

  3. Habitat Classes Wetland: 60 – 65% Terre ferme: 30 – 35% Forest savannah-Mosaic

  4. Biodiversity • Mammals: 53 identifies • Fishes: 1500 identifies • Birds: > 100 especes

  5. Over 2.000.000 inhabitants draw their livelihood from the swampy forests of Lac Tumba

  6. But in excesses…and with unstustainable means.

  7. Waters and swamps of Lac Tumba feed major towns such as Kinshasa (6.000.000 - 9.000.000 inhabitants)

  8. Major economic Stakes for the RDC Central Africa and Africa

  9. But, the nature, and human action …are taking a huge toll

  10. The Waters of the Congo are declining!!

  11. Lac Tumba

  12. Kinshasa

  13. Luki

  14. How to deal with these challenges? Preservation of waters and swampy forests

  15. International Action - Ramsar Convention and other mecanisms • Insert water and swampy forests among natural resources that need specific attention from national, regional and international levels. • Legally recognized by different nations • Delineate sites with multiple purposes • Management plans for each of these zones • Adopt an international process of evaluating the execution of those plans

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