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Biodiversity Conservation in DR Congo: challenges and opportunities for Kahuzi-Biega National Park
The 2nd of March 2020, ITN Cafrinat organises the event “Biodiversity Conservation in DR Congo: challenges and opportunities for Kahuzi-Biega National Park”, together with the International Forestry Student’s Organisation Ghent and Africa Platform of Ghent University
| Period | 02/03/2020 |
|---|---|
| Event location | Auditorium Filmzaal, Campus Aula Paddenhoek 3, 9000 Gent |
| Host | ITN CAFRINAT |
| Event URL | https://www.cafrinat.be/events |
| Contact person |
Veerle Devriendt
Veerle.Devriendt@UGent.be |
Students, colleagues and external interested parties are invited. Registration is free and now open through https://www.cafrinat.be/events.
Participants are welcome to the informal reception afterwards.
Detailed program:
- Welcome by Prof. Guido Van Huylenbroeck, Director of Internationalization & Margot Lenssens, The International Forestry Students' Association Ghent
- Scientific Research in action in DR Congo: a documentary by Adam Amir
- Introduction to Kahuzi-Biega National Park - Prof. Landry Cizungu, Université Catholique de Bukavu
- Kahuzi-Biega: a personal journalistic view - Experiences in and around the park in the context of the ongoing conflicts - Peter Verlinden
- Opportunities and challenges for the sustainable management of Kahuzi-Biega National Park, a preliminary analysis by CAFRINAT - Prof. Pascal Boeckx, Ghent University
- The way to go for sustainable park management - Prof. Kris Verheyen, Ghent University
- Panel discussion - moderator Peter Verlinden