Central Africa
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From promises to practice: Are Congo Basin forest agreements delivering?
The 2025 State of the Forests of the Congo Basin report examines how countries across Central Africa are implementing international…
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Where industry meets the forest: Five hundred trees in a cargo port
At Kribi port in southern Cameroon, 500 seedlings are bringing forest restoration into an industrial area shaped by trade, infrastructure…
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From science-based evidence to action
Consider the following research topics: What does it take to protect both crops and livelihoods from human-wildlife conflict in Gabon? Which tree species…
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Not just another media training: Rethinking environmental journalism in Central Africa
When journalists from across Central Africa gathered in Yaoundé in August, it quickly became clear that this was not just…
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COVID-19 at five: Lessons on wild meat perceptions in Central Africa
Five years after COVID-19 was declared a global health emergency, the world is taking stock of lessons learned from a…
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Bridging science, people and policy: How evidence-based storytelling shapes environmental action in the Congo Basin
With the intensification of the global environmental crisis, deforestation, biodiversity loss, climate change and land degradation are no longer abstract…
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Central Africa: Battling deforestation, balancing development
In the struggle to curtail forest loss and degradation, experts writing in Chapter 8 of the Central Africa Forest Observatory…
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New portal tracks policies and trends impacting forests in Central Africa
Central Africa is home to the Congo Basin, the largest tropical forest on the African continent, a major carbon sink.…
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Formalizing artisanal logging in Central Africa
Central Africa’s national and regional timber markets are booming. Across the region, rapid population growth, urbanization and economic development are…
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New online platform tackles agency duplication in the Congo Basin
Conservation of the Congo Basin forests is a critical, but complex undertaking. This massive tropical forest block, the world’s second…
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Unlocking the secrets of tropical trees
Tropical forests are magical places. Inside the bustling canopy, huge buttress trees and evergreen plants make a bountiful home for…
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From commitments to action to fight climate change in Central Africa
The 2015 U.N. climate change conference was a historic moment in which the world agreed to limit global warming to…
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Working toward a better wood fuel energy sector in Africa
Wood fuel, used either directly as firewood or transformed into charcoal, is the main source of energy for cooking for…
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In Central Africa, public procurement can boost demand for legal wood
Central African governments and their development partners account for a significant proportion of the region’s demand for domestic timber, mostly…
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Community forestry in Central Africa: Has it been a success?
Democratization across much of Africa in the early 1990s not only affected political institutions, but also had repercussions for natural…
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