Democratic Republic of the Congo

UNEA 6 Event: Why faith matters matter in multilateralism to combat climate change impacts, biodiversity loss and plastic pollution

Past event / The event brings together faith actors to showcase their efforts in using faith as an instrument to foster dialogue for environment policymaking.

Focali annual meeting 2022

Past event / The Focali annual meeting to be held in Gothenburg is the first in-person annual meeting since the memorable Focali 10-year anniversary meeting held in 2019.

Development aid empowers communities to build resilience through off-grid innovation

Perspective / Aid programs should support private-public-research collaboration to finance scaling of innovative products and services needed to achieve the Global Goals.

SEI’s Philip Osano on Kenyan president’s science-laced maiden speech at UNGA

Media coverage / SEI Africa Centre Director Philip Osano says Kenyan President William Ruto's UNGA speech highlights two major global environmental issues for the country.

Coupled forest zoning and agricultural intervention yields conflicting outcomes for tropical forest conservation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Journal article / Agricultural interventions can help boost food security for poor rural communities but in certain cases can exacerbate deforestation; the rebound effect.

The State of the Bioeconomy in Eastern Africa: 2022

SEI report / The growing bioeconomy offers an opportunity for countries in Eastern Africa to achieve many of the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.

SEI’s Philip Osano speaks on the place of bioeconomy in mitigating and adapting to climate change

Media coverage / SEI Africa director Philip Osano says a sustainable bioeconomy is a key strategy for mitigating and adapting to climate change and conserving biodiversity.

Implications of the European Union Trade Strategy for Eastern Africa

Past event / The workshop brings together experts on trade, environment, and climate change from East Africa to review the current state of knowledge on EU trade strategies.

Conflicts threaten food security and biodiversity. How can we overcome these challenges?

Perspective / The consequences of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on food security and biodiversity go beyond the countries' borders. How can we overcome these challenges?