Links

Central Africa

Central African Forest Commission COMIFAC – www.comifac.org
Central Africa, State of the forest – www.observatoire-comifac.net/edf.php
Congo Basin Forest Partnership – http://pfbc-cbfp.org

Economic value of ecosystems

www.teebweb.org
www.ecosystemmarketplace.com
Ecosystem Services Partnership – www.es-partnership.org
http://www.forest-trends.org

Forestry

Agroforestry – www.icraf.org
Analog forestry – www.analogforestry.org
Forest plantations – www.newforestsforafrica.org
Sustainable forest management according to the criteria of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) – https://ic.fsc.org
Toolkit Sustainable Forest Management http://www.idhsustainabletrade.com/hout-congo-basin-program

Grants

Research grants, Congo Basin Grant Program (pdf)

Land rights

Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI) – www.rightsandresources.org

Landscape restoration

Nature conservation

African Wildlife Foundation – www.awf.org
Conservation International – www.conservation.org
Great Ape Program – www.arcusfoundation.org
International Union for Conservation of Nature IUCN – www.iucn.org
The Nature Conservancy – www.nature.org
Wildlife Conservation Society WCS – www.wcs.org
Worldwide Fund for Nature WWF – www.panda.org
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) – https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/?menu=1300

Research and Education Centres

African Studies Centre Leiden – www.ascleiden.nl
Central Africa Biodiversity Alliance http://www.caballiance.org
CIFOR, Center for International Forestry Research – www.cifor.org
Global Forest Watch – www.globalforestwatch.org
Congo Basin Institute http://www.environment.ucla.edu/ctr/initiatives/cbi
Conservation Action Research Network (CARN) http://www.conservationactionresearch.net
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Central Africa Initiative http://africa.wisc.edu/cai/en/about
World Resources Institute – www.wri.org

Sustainable mining

Alliance for Responsible Mining – http://www.responsiblemines.org

Sustainable tropical timber trade

ITTO, International Tropical Timber Organization – www.itto.int

Trade

www.timbertradeportal.com

True Price

www.trueprice.org

Wildlife crime

CITES, Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna – www.cites.org
Endangered Species International – www.endangeredspeciesinternational.org
TRAFFIC – www.traffic.org
Worldwide Fund for Nature WWF
www.worldwildlife.org/threats/illegal-wildlife-trade
www.worldwildlife.org/pages/stop-wildlife-crime

Women empowerment

Reviews

‘It is a masterpiece.’
Minister Philip Ngwese Ngole of Forests and Wildlife in Cameroon

“Terrific new book, packed with high-quality chapters on African tropical ecosystems, wildlife, forest and landscape management, and nature conservation.”
Professor William F. Laurance, Director of the Alliance of Leading Environmental Researchers and Thinkers (ALERT), a global network (http://alert-conservation.org)

‘The first book I have come across which addresses all major issues related to forest conservation in the Congo Basin. It is written in a very accessible way and therefore of interest to anybody who wants to know more about the Congo Basin rainforest and central Africa.’
Professor René Boot, University of Utrecht, the Netherlands
Director of NGO Tropenbos International

‘Amazing work about solutions in nature conservation and sustainable development in Central Africa.’
Romain Beville, consultant at World Bank, Gabon

‘The book Central African Forests Forever is a key source of information and new of its kind, by its content and by its form. By its content because it treats the fundamental issues of the Central African forests of today and tomorrow, taking technological as well as social aspects into account. By its form thanks to its exceptional collection of photographs.
Altogether, I think this important book is also a valuable didactic tool and I hope that it will have a large distribution among forestry schools and universities.’
Pierre M. Desclos, global expert in forest products and forest trends
Forest Products Consultants, Rome, Italy

‘I read the book Central African Forests Forever. Fascinating read: about bonobo’s, palm oil, charcoal plantations, soil enrichment, gorilla tourism and forest preservation. But this book is more than just a good read. It is an important book, because it not only shows the vitality and diversity of the central African forests, but also demonstrates practical solutions and alternatives. Tropical forest? Use it or lose it!’
Jos Damen, Head Library African Studies Centre Leiden, the Netherlands