A DEVELOPMENT AND CONSERVATION STRATEGY FOR THE CORK OAK FORESTS IN THE TLEMCEN HILLS (ALGERIA)Original Title (non-English) STRATEGIE DE DEVELOPPEMENT ET CONSERVATION DES SUBERAIES DES MONTS DE TLEMCEN (ALGERIE) [French]

摘要

Cork oak forests are recognized as a valuable forest space on the European scale Cork oak is of biological interest worldwide, it is present in three of the ten biodiversity zones identified in the Mediterranean basin Our study focuses on the ecology and the dynamics of a natural forest massif named "Hafir-Zariffet". Unfortunately, intensification of human activity, through overgrazing and repeated fires, the combination of inappropriate policies, bad forest management and cork market trends have led to the degradation of this unique habitat The purpose of this work is to share knowledge on the regeneration of degraded cork oak forests in order to improve the conditions necessary to achieve ecological, social and economic balance for these ecosystems We also show and discuss how sustainable management of the cork oak forests can be conceived so as to increase their social and economic value, and examine the threats and risks of degradation and overexploitation Proper management and restoration of the cork oak forest resource are essential to their future conservation.