Blaise-Pascal Ntirumenyerwa Mihigo is an Associate Professor of International Environmental Law at the University of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. He is working in partnership with the Center for International Forestry Research, particularly with the CIFOR’s Global Comparative Study on REDD+, in the project “Knowledge for action to protect tropical forests and enhance rights”. His research area is mainly related to forest ecosystem services, climate change, biodiversity conservation, sustainable development goals and plastic pollution.