His skin flecked with specks of sawdust, 58 year-old Dieudonné Ngomo* wields his chainsaw with casual ease. He expertly cuts a straight plank from the fallen tree at his feet. “I won’t lie to you – we do this in secret,” he says. “But it is …
Armed with a spear, machete, and wire for setting traps, Tamanga Ekwayoli is chasing wildlife. Ekwayoli lives in a village near the Lac Tumba-Lediima Forest Reserve in the Democratic Republic of Congo. He has been hunting for most of his life. “When…
Agroforestry is transforming the lives of rural communities, but it can only achieve its full potential if farmers can access high-quality tree seeds and seedlings. According to Ramni Jamnadass from the World Agroforestry Centre, what farmers need is a…
In partnership with CIFOR, Bioversity International’s Forest Genetic Resources Programme is leading a project in the Congo Basin to develop sustainable forest management plans to benefit rural communities and the logging concessionaires while avo…
The forest creeper known as okok is a wonder plant of huge cultural significance right across the Congo Basin. The vegetable’s soaring popularity in Cameroon has led to concerns about sustainability – and to the launch of a program encouraging vill…
