A climate mitigation scheme aiming to protect the world’s forests must work through local democratic institutions or risk leaving communities and indigenous groups open to exploitation from powerful international actors seeking access to the world’…
Support for a work program on agriculture is urgently needed at Doha to incorporate the growing sector into international efforts to adapt to and mitigate the effects of climate change as well as address looming food security issues, said experts.
Can sustainable timber production increase carbon stocks and help to mitigate climate change? To learn more, and for more stories from the Congo Basin, visit http://blog.cifor.org/congo
Stretching across central Africa, the Congo Basin forest is the second largest tract of rainforest in the world and a lifeline for over 60 million people. Yet the Congo’s forests are being cleared at an alarming rate. More research is needed to h…
Lukolela is a town of bicycle-plied streets and mud-and-wood houses, 540 km up the Congo River from the capital city, Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. We’ve made the trip to see firsthand what CIFOR scientists are working on in the area…
