Renforcement de la capacité de l’ICCN à la gestion et la résolution des conflits lies aux ressources naturelles dans le Parc National des Virunga

The document details a capacity-building workshop for ICCN staff and partners to analyze and resolve conflicts in Virunga National Park. It identifies three primary conflicts: lack of revenue sharing, deforestation and encroachment, and military involvement in illegal activities. The report outlines conflict mapping tools, actor analysis, and proposed strategies such as creating collaboration frameworks, reorganizing fisheries on Lake Edward, and initiating community self-reliance projects.

• The workshop identified three priority conflicts within Virunga National Park: the lack of revenue sharing with local communities, deforestation and park encroachment, and the involvement of military personnel in illegal activities.
• Illegal human occupation of the park is extensive, with the Southern Sector (Kilolirwe) being the most invaded, covering 10,200 hectares with a population of 60,000 people.
• A significant challenge to park management is that approximately 70% of ICCN agents, including conservators and guards, are involved in illegal occupations of park land.
• Satellite imagery and ENSO MOSAIC software identified specific areas of degradation, including 60 km² of crops, 19 km² of fuelwood extraction, 18 km² of active fires, and 4,000 isolated houses within the park.
• The report identifies external conflicts driven by community access to resources (wood, fish, meat) and internal ICCN conflicts rooted in historical land alienation, a reliance on repression for surveillance, and a lack of integrated land-use planning.
• Participants prioritized three main intervention strategies: establishing a collaboration framework, reorganizing the Lake Edward fisheries, and identifying formal mechanisms for revenue sharing.
• The report suggests adopting a 'community conservation' model based on the experience of Kahuzi-Biega National Park (PNKB), using Community Conservation Committees (CCC) to act as interfaces between the population and ICCN.
• Proposed actions to combat deforestation include promoting alternative energy sources such as improved stoves, hydroelectric plants, solar energy, and methane gas from the lake.

APA

Kujirakwinja, D., & Matunguru, J. (2009). Renforcement de la capacité de l’ICCN à la gestion et la résolution des conflits lies aux ressources naturelles dans le Parc National des Virunga. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/conflict_virunga.pdf

Chicago

Kujirakwinja, Deo, and Joseph Matunguru. Renforcement de la capacité de l’ICCN à la gestion et la résolution des conflits lies aux ressources naturelles dans le Parc National des Virunga. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2009. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/conflict_virunga.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{kujirakwinja2009renforcement, author = {Kujirakwinja, Deo and Matunguru, Joseph}, title = {{Renforcement de la capacité de l’ICCN à la gestion et la résolution des conflits lies aux ressources naturelles dans le Parc National des Virunga}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2009}, url = {https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/conflict_virunga.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }