Wildmeat in local market. Photo: Axel Fassio/CIFOR
About the research
Unsustainable hunting for wild meat represents the most pressing threat for Yangambi’s wildlife. By studying species’ distribution and abundance, as well as the social and ecological factors that explain these trends, scientists are contributing to the development of sustainable wildlife management alternatives.
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Mbisa Batala, 39 years, married and with 6 kids is a hunter and farmer from Ngazi. With the support of the project, Mbisa has recently planted 2 hectars of mbika." I have been hunting since my early twenties and I normally stay up to a week in the forest in a camp I and my brothers have built. Going away for so long is a problem as somebody in the family can fall sick and you can't do anything and it's always more difficult to get wild animals so it's not a good business. I also do farming (mbika, manioc, corn) and have 15 years experience. I'm getting old and I would like to concentrate all of my efforts in cultivation as it's the only way to make good money".
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Kalokola Batala cultivating rice in Ngazi - DRC.
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Mbisa Batala cultivating mbika in Ngazi - DRC.
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Mbisa Batala hunting near Ngazi - DRC.
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Basua Mwangaza at the pig breeding workshop held in Yangambi - DRC.
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Yenga Hélène at the pig breeding workshop held in Yangambi - DRC.
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Kalokola Batala cultivating rice in Ngazi - DRC.
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Mbisa Batala cultivating mbika in Ngazi - DRC.
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Pig breeding workshop held in Yangambi - DRC.
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