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In October 2020 border agents in the Democratic of Republic of Congo were trained to better identify wood species and implement timber export regulations. This activity took place in Yangambi’s wood biology laboratory.

The organization OCEAN is producing charcoal briquettes by using sawmill waste in Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The briquettes offer the urban population a sustainable wood fuel alternative to cook their meals.

Georges Mumbere, CIFOR junior expert, presents the work of the project Governing Multifunctional Landscapes (GML) to support agroforestry systems - in which trees are grown among crops or pasture - as a sustainable solution to supply firewood and charcoal and prevent further deforestation in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

CIFOR’s FORETS project supports forest communities in Democratic Republic of the Congo obtain a community forestry title.

Une première en Afrique subsaharienne : ouverture d’un laboratoire de biologie du bois en République démocratique du Congo. / Wood biology laboratory, first of its kind in Sub-Saharan Africa, opens in Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Every year, the University of Kisangani and CIFOR organize the Science Week, which brings forest experts from all over the world to DRC to give lectures and promote collaborations with Congolese graduate students.

CIFOR’s FORETS project, financed by the European Union, is turning degraded lands into a source of sustainable livelihoods in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

In northern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the landscape of Yangambi is located along the Congo river, in the thick Central African forest.

A new generation of Congolese researchers are unravelling the mysteries of their country's vast forests.