For young people in sub-Saharan Africa, studying in Europe or the United States is an aspiration within reach of only a privileged few — those with adequate financial resources or…

First wood biology laboratory in sub-Saharan Africa has opened in DRC to explore the world’s least-known rainforest. Democratic Republic of the Congo – Congolese researchers Chadrack Kafuti and Nestor Luambua…

Brussels, 20 June 2019 – The Yangambi Biosphere Reserve, a UNESCO-protected forest area located in northern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), is fast going back to its roots and…

Bioenergy to flip the switch on deforestation and poverty in the Congo Basin

In the quest to reduce poverty, community forestry is an attractive endeavor. So much so that multiple countries with tropical forests have placed it at the heart of their rural…

Tervuren, Belgium. 29 April 2019 – Belgium’s Royal Museum for Central Africa (RMCA) has launched a new wood biology laboratory in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Located in…

A young Congolese researcher earns his ‘cutting edge’ stripes Democratic Republic of the Congo – Tropical forests are magical places. Inside the bustling canopy, huge buttress trees and evergreen plants make…

A win-win for science, people and the environment By Gonzalez Ahtziri Democratic Republic of the Congo – Nestled within Africa’s biggest rainforest lies what was once the world’s largest tropical…

CIFOR director general visits FORETS’ project site in DRC Democratic Republic of the Congo – The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is a country central to the work of the…

New research demonstrates the value of local knowledge to understand defaunation