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1. Valorisation de la chenille comestible Bunaeopsis aurantiaca dans la gestion communautaire des forêts du Sud-Kivu (République Démocratique du Congo)

Author

Muvundja Fabrice Amisi, Uwikunda Serondo Héritier, Mande Paul, Alunga Lufungula Georges, Balagizi Karhagomba Innocent, and Isumbisho Mwapu Pascal

Subjects
edible caterpillars, Bunaeopsis aurantiaca (saturnidae), Food security, Non-timber forest product, nutritional value, Mwenga region, Environmental sciences, GE1-350
Abstract

This study was conducted to evaluate the nutritional value of an edible caterpillar : Bunaeopsis aurantiaca, eaten by the riparian populations of the Congo basin forest, in general, and in South-Kivu forest regions in particular. This lepidoptera larvae, is naturally hosted by the tree Uapaca guineensis. This tree is known due to its precious wooden planks as well as a habitat of caterpillars. The results of the proximate analysis for its nutritional value composition revealed that this caterpillar is constituted by 49 % of total proteins, 24.2 of total lipids, 4.5 % of carbohydrates and 3.2 of total minerals compared to dry material samples. The energetic content of 100 g-sample of the caterpillar was estimated to 433 kcal. These results are comparable enough with the nutritional value of fish, especially the locally liked sardine Limnothrissa miodon. This work demonstrates that B. aurantiaca, like many other edible caterpillars, is a very good source of animal proteins, and hence, highly nutritive. The conservation of this non-timber resource should benefit of more attention from all stakeholders in order to guarantee its sustainability as well as different forest environmental services.

Published
2013
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2. Local perceptions on the state of the pelagic fisheries and fisheries management in Uvira, Lake Tanganyika, DR Congo

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Christian Itulamya, Charlotte E. T. Huyghe, Josue Kakogozo Bombi, Jacques Mazambi Lutete, Papi Lubunga Dunia, Dieudonne Mwenyemali Banamwezi, Alexis Bashonga Bishobibiri, Jacques Riziki Walumona, Francoise Shema Muhemura, Jean-Paul Ntakobajira Karani, Christian Itulamya Kitungano, Prosper Bashengezi Cibuhira, Joost A. M. Raeymaekers, Beni Hyangya Lwikitcha, Jean Huge, Filip Volckaert, Christian Amisi Manala, Joseph Kahindo N'djungu, Vercus Lumami Kapepula, Georges Alunga Lufungula, Maarten Van Steenberge, Dialloh Kwibe Assani, Ruffin Safari Rukahusa, Fazili Lwacha, Luc Janssens de Bisthoven, Fidel Muterezi Bukinga, Abel Bashonga Rafiki, Armand Andema Muniali, Notilla Nabintu Bugabanda, Théophile Mulimbwa N’sibula, Els Lea R. De Keyzer, Archimede Mushagalusa Mulega, Pascal Masilya Mulungula, Innocent Kiriza Katagata, Heritier Milenge Kamalebo, Maarten P.M. Vanhove, Donatien Muzumani Risasi, Sandrine Kamakune Sabiti, Leona J. M. Milec, Oscar Wembo Ndeo, De Keyzer, Els L.R., Masilya Mulungula, Pascal, Alunga Lufungula, Georges, Amisi Manala, Christian, Andema Muniali, Armand, Bashengezi Cibuhira, Prosper, Bashonga Bishobibiri, Alexis, Bashonga Rafiki, Abel, Hyangya Lwikitcha, Béni, HUGE, Jean, Itulamya, Christian, Huyghe, Charlotte E.T., Itulamya Kitungano, Christian, Janssens de Bisthoven, Luc, Kakogozo Bombi, Josué, Kamakune Sabiti, Sandrine, Kiriza Katagata, Innocent, Kwibe Assani, Dialloh, Lubunga Dunia, Papi, Lumami Kapepula, Vercus, Lwacha, Fazili, Mazambi Lutete, Jacques, Shema Muhemura, Françoise, MILEC, Leona, Milenge Kamalebo, Héritier, Mulimbwa N'Sibula, Théophile, Mushagalusa Mulega, Archimède, Muterezi Bukinga, Fidel, Muzumani Risasi, Donatien, Mwenyemali Banamwezi, Dieudonné, Kahindo N'djungu, Joseph, Nabintu Bugabanda, Noëlla, Ntakobajira Karani, Jean-Paul, Raeymaekers, Joost A.M., Riziki Walumona, Jacques, Safari Rukahusa, Ruffin, VANHOVE, Maarten, Volckaert, Filip A.M., Wembo Ndeo, Oscar, VAN STEENBERGE, Maarten, Department of Environmental Sciences, and RS-Research Line Resilience (part of LIRS program)

Subjects
CONSERVATION, Legislation, Aquatic Science, Surveys, Fish stock, ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE, Human Dimensions, LESSONS, Stakeholder perceptions, FISH, Overpopulation, CRITERIA, WATER, Enforcement, CATCHES, Freshwater Fisheries, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Sustainable fisheries, Food security, Ecology, Overfishing, PRODUCTIVITY, Stakeholder, FLUCTUATIONS, Fishery, VARIABILITY, Geography, Fisheries management, East African Great Lakes
Abstract

The fisheries of Lake Tanganyika play an important role in food security in Central and Eastern Africa. Conservation of these valuable fish stocks will benefit from documenting the ideas, opinions and observations of stakeholders. Knowledge of the perceptions and an understanding of the concerns and struggles of stakeholders of these fisheries can provide policy-makers with recommendations for more suitable fisheries management. We did 1018 interviews with stakeholders, in one close-ended and three semi-open ended surveys. Factor analysis revealed seven clusters of opinions. Linear-mixed effects models identified common grounds and differences in opinions between groups of stakeholders about strategies in fisheries management. Stakeholders of the fisheries indicated challenges due to weather or climate variability, a noticeable decrease in fish abundance and size, and an increase in the price of fish. Fishermen experienced a lack of safety on the lake, including aggression and dangerous weather conditions, and hardly had access to safety gear and infrastructure. Landing site officials, state employees who monitor the beaches, mentioned capture of juveniles and declining catch-rates as the biggest threats to the fisheries. None of the groups of stakeholders attributed the problems in the fisheries to overfishing or overpopulation. We found similarities in opinions over a wide range of stakeholder groups, with many stakeholders asking for better and fair enforcement of existing legislation. State employees were more positive than the other groups towards creating more strict regulation of the fisheries. The results presented offer focuspoints for policy-makers to improve the management of the Lake Tanganyika pelagic fisheries.

Published
2020
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