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More informationFormerly a country programme of Tropenbos International (TBI) from 2010 to 2016, Tropenbos RD Congo has become an autonomous entity member of the TBI network since 2017. It has its own management bodies, including a Board of Directors (BoD) and an Executive Committee. The Board is the administrative, design, orientation and management body of Tropenbos RD Congo. The mandate of its members is for 5 years, renewable once.
In partnershipwith UNDP, Tropenbos DRC gathered in its meeting room all the top people of Kisangani from the environmentsector to commemorate World Environment Day by debating the contribution of the Integrated Programme for Reducing Emissions fromDeforestation and Forest Degradation in Grande Orientale (PIREDD-O) to the restoration of ecosystems in Tshopo.
Stabilising deforestation and improving the living conditions of forest-dependent communities are central concerns of the Integrated ProgrammeREDD+ Oriental (PIREDD-O).