Join COMIFAC and UNEP for a high-level discussion on how integrated landscape approaches can help translate the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework into action across the Congo Basin.
On September 24, 2026, key stakeholders met at the Djeuga Palace Hotel in Yaoundé to officially consolidate the next phase of conservation planning for the Campo Ma’an National Park (CMNP) and its peripheral zone.
A new special issue of Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, “African tropical peatlands: function, value and vulnerability,” brings together research on the ecological, climatic and social dimensions of African tropical peatlands, with a strong focus on the central Congo Basin.
The COVID-19 pandemic clearly demonstrated the interconnected nature of human, animal, and environmental health. The wide-ranging effects of SARS-CoV-2 showed how zoonotic spillover events can disrupt economies, social systems, and global public health.
Across the communities surrounding the Dja Faunal Reserve, radio is already a trusted part of everyday life. Farmers listen while working, families gather around programmes in the evening, and communities receive information in the languages they understand and use every day including; Nzime, Maka'a, Fang, Bulu, Baka, French and English.
Agriculture is an important driver of land-use change across the Congo Basin, but conventional land-use datasets do not always capture the full picture.
This insight brief presents new spatial analysis led by Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU), using spatial analysis, satellite imagery and field evidence to examine dispersed agricultural systems and smallholder production across Central Africa.
The wrong picture
When deforestation in the Congo Basin is discussed, attention often focuses on large industrial plantations and clearly visible forest loss.
Research led by the Liverpool John Moores University, conducted under of the GEF-7 Congo Forest Integrated Program of the UNEP-led Congo Basin Landscapes Initiative (CBLI) is helping improve understanding of how agricultural expansion is shaping forest landscapes across Central Africa and contributing to deforestation.
Lomié has taken a significant step toward strengthening local landscape governance as stakeholders reviewed and provisionally validated the framework document for the Municipal Landscape Management Committee (MLMC), paving the way for its official establishment later this month.
Restoration is a long-term process
Restoring tropical forests is about far more than planting trees. It requires understanding how ecosystems function, working alongside communities, and adapting implementation as experience grows.
Partners implementing the GEF-financed Dja Landscape Project have validated a new Grievance and Redress Mechanism (GRM), marking an important milestone in ensuring that conservation efforts are transparent, inclusive, and responsive to the needs of local communities.