Les Facteurs Et L’incidence De L’utilisation De Bois De Feu Dans La Ville De Kenge. (Dans La Province Du Bandundu/ Rd Congo)

Author(s)	Ms. STELLA MUJINGA KAZADI, Mr. HERVE MAMBOMBA BONDONGA, Mr. BOB LUBAMBA LUBAMBA, Ms. MIREILLE BANAKPO WEBANA, Mr. CARLOS MWANA MBOKAMA, Ms. RORANCIA TSODOLO BASUNGA, Mr. YANNICK NSILULU ZA MAFWEFWE, Ms. VICTOIRE KALOMBO KAMWANYA
Country	Congo (Democratic)
Abstract	The objective of this study is to assess(evaluate) the factors and impacts of firewood use in the city of Kenge. Analytical, quantitative and statistical methods were used survey. Interview, observation and non-probability sampling techniques were also employed. The surveys revealed that the factors driving the use of firewood include lack of electricity, availability and ease of access to this material, lower cost and increasing demand. These factors lead to consequences such as degradation of basic ecosystems wood shortages, rising prices and the increasing distance to collection sites. The reduce human pressure on the environment through uncontrolled wood harvesting, regulations on firewood cutting must be enforced, reforestation and the use of ecological charcoal production technique must be adopted, alternative must be introduced to mitigate the threat to wood-energy substrates and tree resources must be managed that is, through the management of fallow land and degraded forest, plantations and agroforestry.
Keywords	Factor,incident, firewood,kenge city
Published In	Volume 8, Issue 1, January-February 2026
Published On	2026-02-15
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2026.v08i01.68576

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