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When taking meat off the menu is not an option: Fighting malnutrition in Congo Basin forests

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DR Congo: Leading tropical research centre gets new lease of life

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Mitigation potential of Congo Basin remains largely unknown, but not for long

Since 2007, the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) has been working in the Yangambi landscape to advance forestry research, local development and conservation.

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When taking meat off the menu is not an option: Fighting malnutrition in Congo Basin forests

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Women entrepreneurs in DRC recover waste wood to produce clean cooking fuel

25 May 2021
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Supporting charcoal makers to protect the Congo Basin forests

20 May 2021
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Cuisinons local pour soutenir les éleveurs de Kisangani

18 May 2021
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1 million trees planted to energize the Congo Basin forests

07 May 2021
04 March 2021

‘No wildmeat in cities,’ says a new campaign in the Congo Basin

08 February 2021

Photo exhibit traces history of Congolese rainforest research station

08 February 2021

Understanding tree growth for the sustainable management of a popular tropical timber species

18 November 2020

Yangambi: Planting the roots of vegetation classification in Africa

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En coulisse : Gloria Assimbo, la femme qui rend le projet FORETS possible

Yangambi : Où l’histoire devient l’avenir (version courte)

Yangambi: Où l’histoire devient l’avenir (version complète)

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CIFOR publishes over 400 publications every year on forests and climate change, landscape restoration, rights, forest policy, agroforestry and much more in multiple languages.

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2019

Moving beyond the illusion of participation in the governance of Yangambi Biosphere Reserve (Tshopo Province, Democratic Republic of Congo)
Authors: Koy, J.K.; Monga Ngonga, A.M.; Wardell, D.A.
2019

Are community forests a viable model for the Democratic Republic of Congo?
Authors: Lescuyer, G.; Kakundika, T.; Lubala, I.M.; Ekyamba, I.S.; Tsanga, R.; Cerutti, P.O.
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2020

CongoFlux: Measuring greenhouse gas exchange to better understand the contribution of the Congo Basin’s forests to fight climate change

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2018

Améliorer l’accès à l’eau et à l’électricité: Diagnostic des potentialités solaires et options hydrauliques dans le paysage de Yangambi

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2018

Développement et promotion de l’hévéaculture: Diagnostic des opportunités de production de caoutchouc dans le paysage de Yangambi

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Aereal view of the Congoflux tower. Photo by Fiston Wasanga/CIFOR

Installation of the technical equipment of the Congoflux tower. Photo by Fiston Wasanga/CIFOR

Installation of the technical equipment of the Congoflux tower. Photo by Fiston Wasanga/CIFOR

Yangambi Pôle Scientifique (YPS): Workshop with project partners. Photo by Ahtziri Gonzalez/CIFOR

Partners

Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo
European Union (EU)
Belgium
Institute National pour l'Etude et la Recherche Agronomiques (INERA)
University of Kisangani
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)
UNESCO'S Man and the Biosphere's Program (MAB)
Institute of Agronomy of Yangambi
Resources and Synergies Development (RSD)
Musée royal d'Afrique centrale (MRAC)
Jardin Botanique de Meise
Centre for International Sustainable Development Law (CISDL)
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)
Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (CIRAD)
ERAIFT - RDC
Ghent University
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