CIFOR–ICRAF publishes over 750 publications every year on agroforestry, forests and climate change, landscape restoration, rights, forest policy and much more – in multiple languages.

CIFOR–ICRAF addresses local challenges and opportunities while providing solutions to global problems for forests, landscapes, people and the planet.

We deliver actionable evidence and solutions to transform how land is used and how food is produced: conserving and restoring ecosystems, responding to the global climate, malnutrition, biodiversity and desertification crises. In short, improving people’s lives.

Development, engagement, higher education and research combine for improved natural resource management

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Key ideas

  • The highly biodiverse Yangambi Biosphere Reserve and its surroundings in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are under pressure from resource extraction and population growth.
  • The FORETS project will contribute to the preservation of the reserve’s ecosystems and to understand local market dynamics.
  • Education of scientists and training, and engagement with local communities will facilitate improved management of forest resources.
  • More sustainable resource management will improve community livelihoods and foster local economic development.

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    Publication year

    2017

    Authors

    CIFOR

    Language

    English

    Keywords

    biodiversity, forest management, natural resources management, resource conservation

    Geographic

    Democratic Republic of the Congo

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