Our morning cup of coffee is under threat from climate change, scientists have warned. Although projections vary on the crop’s capacity to adapt to rising global temperatures, it is certain…
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Community forestry: Framing sustainability in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Elena Vissa is a recent forestry graduate at the University of Padua in Italy. She conducted field research in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) supported by CIFOR’s FORETS project…
FORETS supports Congolese communities to obtain forest title
In close partnership with local authorities and civil society, the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) is supporting the villages in Yainyongo in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in…
Energizing degraded land in the Congo Basin
Text by Ahtziri Gonzalez and photos by Axel Fassio | CIFOR Located in northeast Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), in the heart of the Congo Basin, the Yangambi Research Station was once a…
Podcast: From log to timber in the Congolese rainforest
In this podcast produced by the Royal Museum for Central Africa in Belgium, scientist Nils Bourland talks about his research work on Afrormosia in Democratic Republic of the Congo, which…
Opportunity for young forest specialists: Internships in Democratic Republic of the Congo
All current opportunities have been filled. We will announce more vacancies when available. Opportunity for young forest specialists: Internships in Democratic Republic of the Congo The project FORETS (Formation, Environnement…
It takes a village to restore Africa’s degraded land
Restoration in Africa will be a topic of discussion at the Global Landscapes Forum Accra, 29–30 October. Learn how to join here.
The race to save rosewood
Mukula tree added to CITES, but can it outpace illegal ‘cut and run’ loggers?
Rooting sustainability in the logging industry
Democratic Republic of the Congo – Located on the bumpy road connecting run-down Bangoka International Airport to the city of Kisangani in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Compagnie Forestière et de Transformation’s (CFT)…