| Project Detail |
Balancing Africa’s forests and poverty
In the heart of Africas lush forests lies a critical challenge: the delicate balance between preserving these ecosystems and lifting communities out of poverty. Non-timber forest products (NTFPs) hold the key, but a lack of understanding has hindered their sustainable utilisation. In this context, the ERC-funded AFRIFOR project aims to bridge this knowledge gap. It will explore sustainable harvesting practices, the potential synergies between NTFP harvesting and carbon storage, and integrate traditional institutions into formal conservation efforts. As a high-risk, high-gain project, AFRIFOR promises a transformative step forward in Africa’s forest conservation journey, aligning biodiversity protection, carbon storage, and poverty alleviation. The project will gather data from 20 socio-ecological forest contexts in Sierra Leone, Cameroon, DR Congo, Uganda and Kenya. |
