Tuyển tập những bài báo cáo nghiên cứu khoa học hay nhất được đăng trên tạp chí JOURNAL OF FOREST SCIENCE đề tài: Perception of the forest by the villagers of the Salonga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo. | JOURNAL OF FOREST SCIENCE 55 2009 7 339-344 SHORT COMMUNICATION Perception of the forest by the villagers of the Salonga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo J. M. Ibesoa Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry in Brno Brno Czech Republic ABSTRACT Effective forest management demands detailed knowledge of resources. Local forest users are usually the best source of information. In the Democratic Republic of Congo forest management partnerships between local people and government staff have become more common. A proper understanding of local perceptions of the forest is needed. This study was designed and guided by a multidisciplinary team including a sociologist a linguist and a forester. It identified and compared classification and management units. It also touched on the different uses of the forest products the species that provided these products and the locations of these species. Keywords perception of forest forest products local villagers Salonga National Park The Salonga National Park 1 00 -3 20 S 20 -22 30 E covers approximately 36 000 km2 and is located in an isolated area of the Congo basin. It is the second largest tropical rainforest reserve in the world. The Salonga National Park hereafter referred to as SNP is the habitat of many endemic endangered species. The most prominent animal species are - the dwarf chimpanzee Pan paniscus locally called Bonobo - the Congo peacock Afropavo congensis which are endemic to the Democratic Republic of Congo Oates 1986 and listed as endangered species in the International Union for Conservation of Nature IUCN Red Data Book Baillie Groo-bridge 1996 . The SNP is divided into two parts separated by an unprotected space of 50 km. There are nine villages within the park. In the northern part Kinki Botonganji in the southern part Iyamba Luapa Ila Nsese Ediki Bosanja Isambo Botongola and Bokumu Beke Ibesoa 2008 . The native people practicing slash-and-burn .
