Protecting Congo’s botanical treasures - CIFOR-ICRAF Forests News
Despite instability, a rare botanical collection has been preserved in a herbarium in the Congo Basin - good news for science, local people and conservation
Protecting Congo’s botanical treasures - Landscape Alliance Forests News Skip to content Protecting Congo’s botanical treasures A win-win for science, people and the environment Ahtziri Gonzalez 11 Jan 2019 EN Share Share this post × Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Copy Link 3 min read Nestled within Africa’s biggest rainforest lies what was once the world’s largest tropical agriculture research center. Situated along the banks of the Congo River, the Yangambi Research Station was in its heyday a booming scientific hub, revered for its invaluable work in the Congo Basin throughout the mi
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