Projects
Ecofilm Congo: Practices of environmental relations through media-activism in Goma, DR Congo. University of Antwerp
Agricultural Development and the Belgian Congo: L'Institut National pour l'Etude Agronomique du Congo belge Ghent University
Agricultural development in Belgian Congo has so far been
understudied, especially in comparison to the French and British
African empires This project wants to use the case of scientific
parastatal INEAC (Institut National pour l'Etude Agronomique du
Congo belge) to shed light on how Belgian colonial policy and
discourse around agricultural development was formed and changed
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Agricultural Development and the Belgian Congo: the Institut National pour l’Etude Agronomique du Congo belge Ghent University
In my thesis I want to tease out and examine the mutual relationship between science and
development in the Belgian colonial context. Science became a mainstay of development discourses
and practices, while development problems informed scientific programmes. How exactly did this work
in Belgian colonial policy? My case study in this project is INEAC, the National Institute for Agronomy
in Belgian Congo, during the ...
Contribution of biodiversity to training and food security in the northeastern Congo Basin (Kisangani, DR Congo) Meise Botanic Garden
“Tout le Congo est un chantier”. Re-assessing Congo’s architectural history from 1918 till 1975 through a construction history approach Ghent University
Ever since the first article on colonial architecture in Congo appeared in 1986, a substantial amount of research has been conducted on the topic, focusing on late 19th century prefabricated metal structures, on the introduction of modernist ideas in design and planning since the 1920s, on the emergence of 1950s tropical modernism and more recently, on “nation building”-campaigns under Mobutu’s reign. Over the years, the perspective of ...
Will the Congo basin forest hit a tipping point? Estimating the risk of large-scale changes of the Congo Basin forests based on data assimilation in a Land Surface Model Ghent University
The Congo Basin hosts the second largest expanse of tropical rainforests in the world. As such, it plays a critical role in our changing Earth System. Yet, there is a striking discrepancy between the paramount importance of Congo Basin forests on the one hand and their scientific coverage on the other. This explains why the scientific community has not developed, as of today, reliable modelling tools capable of projecting the impact of future ...
Understanding responses and resilience of central Congo basin forests to a changing environment - FORMONCO II in DR Congo Ghent University
Analyzing the legal implementation of Payments for Environmental Services under REDD+ in Cameroon, Congo, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of Congo Ghent University
This research aims: 1. to examine whether the ongoing revision of the legal frameworks of Cameroon,
Congo, the CAR and the DRC are compatible with the establishment of an optimal implementation of PES
system under REDD+, 2. to provide insights on a coherent and adequate legal framework on PES based
on existing legal instruments.
Congo Basin Forest Biogeochemistry Observatory (COBBOF): Relieving pressure on social-ecological systems in the Congo basin Ghent University
This effort consolidates a unique socio-ecological research infrastructure for answering pressing questions in a rapidly changing environment in the Congo basin. We investigate 1) greenhouse gas balance of intact tropical forest, 2) recovery and deviations of ecosystem functions in regrowth forest and forested vs. human-impacted ecosystems, respectively, and 3) impact of zonation agreements and agricultural intensification in rural complexes ...