Diagnostic du contexte et pratique de la gestion actuelle de la biomasse solide et de son utilisation en République Démocratique du Congo

This article, which deals with the diagnosis of the management and use of solid biomass in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has made it possible to make a documentary analysis to determine the viability of forest management in the production of solid biomass in DRC. The analysis was made following the ‘Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats’ (SWOT) approach of the BS sector in the DRC. This approach including the analysis tool is intended to facilitate reflection on new strategies for organizing information from the documents consulted. To this must be added the combination of analysis of internal and external factors as well as the evaluation of economic systems.This study highlights the activities of solid biomass which are generally informal while highlighting the results from internal and external factors. Positive internal factors are considered positive internal forces and qualities that positively influence the system in place. It is for this reason that the endogenous factors are identified as being the others of the forest sector as the solid biomass (David, 2005). The existence of certain legal and regulatory texts apprehends de facto a positive internal factor and also registers weaknesses which are internal negative factors, unfavorable for the achievement of the objectives of a system linked to the household and the company. The weaknesses listed relate to technological aspects, to the knowledge of resources and to the governance of forestry management. Positive external factors exist in the ecosystem such as the ecological opportunity such as the energy plantation on the Batéké plateau in Kinshasa. These factors are available to all actors internal to the environment in which the economic model can generate benefits and sustain the use of forest ecosystems. As a result, the DRC should promote the rational management of SB to minimize its negative impacts, reforest for the production of wood energy, electrify the country through hydroelectric power stations and promote the use of improved cooking stoves. To obtain the expected results, the fraud reinforces the legal and regulatory framework governing BS.