Yangambi
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Renewable charcoal from acacia plantations reaches market in DRC’s Tshopo Province
After six years of planting, growing and harvesting acacia trees, farmers in the Yangambi landscape are bringing renewable charcoal to…
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When livelihoods connect: Protecting forests through circular bioeconomies in the Yangambi landscape
Fed by tributaries rising in the heart of Africa’s tropical forests, the Congo River cuts through the Democratic Republic of…
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Against all odds: Fragile plant specimens arrive safely and thrive in forest station
By the time Samuel Muthemba reached the nursery in Yangambi at 5:30 pm, the two boxes of bare-rooted grafted fruit…
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“We will protect them ourselves”: Yangambi’s young conservation champions
Thirteen-year-old Olive Basekawike-Nyota, a student from Weko Village in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)’s Yangambi Engagement Landscape (YEL),…
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Improving food security in DRC’s Yangambi Landscape
Gliding west for the first time through the silent waters and noisy forests of the Congo River from Kisangani to…
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Evidence of forest buffalo presence raises hopes for recovering wildlife populations in DRC
Camera traps capture images of buffalo in the Yangambi Biosphere Reserve after five years of monitoring.
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Study pushes for climate smart agriculture to curb deforestation in DRC
Farmers in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) who have experienced reduced crop yields from the negative effects of climate…
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Yangambi: Building a sustainable landscape that puts people first
Alphonse Selemani is a farmer in Yanonge, a town in northern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Like most men (and…
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Photo exhibit traces history of Congolese rainforest research station
Located right in the center of Africa, an extensive plateau of dense forest flanked by the imposing Congo River has…
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Yangambi: Planting the roots of vegetation classification in Africa
Beginning in the late 19th century, effective classification of Africa’s bounteous vegetation became a major preoccupation for European geographers and…
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Mitigation potential of Congo Basin remains largely unknown, but not for long
As the world grapples with a new pandemic and a flurry of fires and storms exacerbating concerns over the climate…
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“Engagement landscape” concept takes shape in DRC’s Yangambi
Healing the heavily forested landscapes of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in the aftermath of devastating wars that ended…
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Congo Basin: Unraveling the past to predict the future
Congolese researchers Chadrack Kafuti and Nestor Luambua know what it takes to get into the least-known tropical forest in the…
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Protecting Congo’s botanical treasures
Nestled within Africa’s biggest rainforest lies what was once the world’s largest tropical agriculture research center. Situated along the banks…
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What can hunters tell us about wildlife loss?
The Yangambi Biosphere Reserve, located in northern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), was once a lush forest landscape rich with…
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