While tropical forests remain one of the world’s most important weapons in the fight against climate change, their ability to remove carbon from the atmosphere is decreasing, shows a new…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Restoration in Africa will be a topic of discussion at the Global Landscapes Forum Accra, 29–30 October. Learn how to join here.

Mukula tree added to CITES, but can it outpace illegal ‘cut and run’ loggers?