UCLA and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture are leading a multi-institutional initiative to develop the Congo Basin Institute to be a model for how universities, NGOs, and private business can partner in international development.
UCLA Congo Basin Institute
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Planning to Save the Congo Basin’s Rich Biodiversity through Predictive Climate Mapping
This project will work to protect the Congo Basin’s enormous biodiversity from anthropogenic climate change by generating predictive maps of how adaptive responses could occur in order to better plan conservation actions.
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Promoting Indigenous livelihoods in the Congo Basin through Restoration
This project will establish, test and scale Restoration and Biodiversity Areas that will restore rainforest and protect biodiversity.