Protecting Congo’s botanical treasures

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 agriculture research center.

Situated along the banks of the Congo River, the Yangambi Research Station was in its heyday a booming scientific hub, revered for its invaluable work in the Congo Basin throughout the midcentury.

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