The Kahuzi-Biega National Park is threatened by poaching, logging, and other problems by the indigenous people living in the park who have no other means of livelihood. In addition, mining activities are developing in the park and its surroundings.

However, the forest plays an important role in regulating the climate; if the soils and forests are not protected, the future is compromised in this region of the country. At present, the rural population does not produce sufficient agricultural products due to the disruption of the cultivation seasons.

Deforestation is progressing very rapidly. This situation has a negative impact on the ecosystems. The low level of education, and sometimes illiteracy, of the rural populations accentuates the difficulties due to a lack of knowledge of the effects of climate change. The populations least responsible for greenhouse gas emissions are now the most exposed to their effects. They are threatened by increased water stress, desertification, scarcity of natural resources and soil erosion.

Objectives of the experiment

The general objective is to allow people (indigenous peoples) to be themselves actors of the protection of biodiversity, animal or plant, through income generating activities.