Chapters
Chinese edition
Publication in 202120 December 2019 - 15:21
Available now
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22 chapters12 January 2018 - 15:21
Table of contents11 January 2018 - 16:27
Preface by the editor10 January 2018 - 15:33
Green heart of Africa
Challenges and solutions9 January 2018 - 16:45
Megabiodiversity in
the Congo Basin Rainforest7 January 2018 - 15:36
BENEFITS OF
ECOSYSTEM SERVICES7 January 2018 - 11:39
PROTECTION IN PRACTICE
IN SALONGA NATIONAL PARK6 January 2018 - 17:00
Gorilla tourism in
Moukalaba-Doudou5 January 2018 - 18:46
Living with the bonobos
Olivia’s Diary4 January 2018 - 12:40
INFRASTRUCTURE EXPANSION3 January 2018 - 10:59
THE ROAD TO TRANSFORMATION
OF PRACTICES
ON THE (FOREST) LAND3 January 2018 - 10:58
Securing women’s rights
is essential for
forest preservation2 January 2018 - 09:17
THE VOICE
OF TRADITIONAL LEADERS30 December 2017 - 10:57
FSC-certified forest management
Keeping forests and bettering lives29 December 2017 - 15:32
PLEA FOR THE USE
OF LESSER KNOWN
TREE SPECIES28 December 2017 - 10:56
Tropical forest? Use it or lose it!27 December 2017 - 15:37
The significance of the
Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)21 December 2017 - 08:59
TAKING CONTROL16 December 2017 - 10:55
Charcoal plantations
reduce deforestation14 December 2017 - 10:17
INNOVATION IN AGRICULTURE
REDUCES PRESSURE ON FORESTS10 December 2017 - 10:54
THE FUTURE OF PALMOIL IN AFRICA9 December 2017 - 10:53
Analog forestry
enriches the soil8 December 2017 - 17:46
TREE DOMESTICATION SPARES FORESTS
AND INCREASES FARMER INCOME7 December 2017 - 10:52
Congo Basin Institute
facilitates international science
on the spot6 December 2017 - 09:51
Central African forests
deserve to be in the limelight1 December 2017 - 19:57
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS16 December 2015 - 10:51
Chinese edition
Publication in 2021
Available now
Full editions in English and French
Hard copy
22 chapters
Table of contents
Preface by the editor
Green heart of Africa
Challenges and solutions
Helicopter view with forest veteran Emmanuel Ze Meka, former Executive Director of the International Tropical Timber Organization ITTO
Megabiodiversity in
the Congo Basin Rainforest
Kevin Njabo from Cameroon tells about the value and the state of the Congo Basin rainforest. He describes its megabiodiversity and the functions of animals and plants in the forest ecosystem.
BENEFITS OF
ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
The great importance of the Congo Basin forests for the welfare, health and well-being of people, in
Central Africa and in the world.
PROTECTION IN PRACTICE
IN SALONGA NATIONAL PARK
About how poaching is organized and about the struggle to fight it.
Gorilla tourism in
Moukalaba-Doudou
Tourists contribute to poverty alleviation and nature conservation.
Living with the bonobos
Olivia’s Diary
In Democratic Republic of Congo, a young couple from Europe works on the protection of bonobos, living in the rainforest with their nine-month old baby.
Olivia’s diary is a personal report about the struggle for conservation of nature in the heart of Africa.
INFRASTRUCTURE EXPANSION
2,200 protected areas are at risk if no measures are taken.
THE ROAD TO TRANSFORMATION
OF PRACTICES
ON THE (FOREST) LAND
This chapter unveils the vastness and challenges of the global operation of REDD+.
Securing women’s rights
is essential for
forest preservation
THE VOICE
OF TRADITIONAL LEADERS
‘The way to preserve nature is to involve the indigenes in all methods and logic they have conceived in its preservation during centuries.’
FSC-certified forest management
Keeping forests and bettering lives
Eyewitness report in the Republic of Congo. FSC-certified forest management is a key instrument to reduce poverty and enhance community development.
PLEA FOR THE USE
OF LESSER KNOWN
TREE SPECIES
Tropical forest? Use it or lose it!
IDH and the European Sustainable Tropical Timber Coalition assist forest concession holders and forest owners in Central Africa to realize sustainable forest management and to develop market links with buyers in Europe and the US.
The significance of the
Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)
TAKING CONTROL
In the Democratic Republic of Congo a transition from illegal small-scale logging to legal logging is on the rise. Both loggers and the state benefit.
Charcoal plantations
reduce deforestation
Charcoal plantations and energy-efficient cook stoves prove to be important solutions in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
INNOVATION IN AGRICULTURE
REDUCES PRESSURE ON FORESTS
Innovations in agricultural practices are necessary to improve productivity, enhance producer livelihoods and reduce conversion of forests into fields for agriculture.
THE FUTURE OF PALMOIL IN AFRICA
Preconditions for large-scale expansion of palm oil production.
Analog forestry
enriches the soil
A chemical–free way of growing crops which restores ecosystem services and contributes to resilience against climate change.
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TREE DOMESTICATION SPARES FORESTS
AND INCREASES FARMER INCOME
Congo Basin Institute
facilitates international science
on the spot
Graduate students and young professionals in biology, ecology, nature conservation and tropical agriculture have a new, exciting opportunity in Central Africa.
Central African forests
deserve to be in the limelight
Vision of André van Heemstra, Chairman of UN Global Compact Network Netherlands.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS