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Protected Forest
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Hunted Forest
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Impacts of hunting on rainforest treesGenetic neighborhoods of trees 55% smaller in hunted
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• 30% of plant and animal species are at risk of extinction if average rise in global temperatures exceeds 1.5°C
• Moderate emission for IPCC 5th assessment for Central Africa, predict an increase of 3°C.
Africa predicted to be severely affectedby climate change
Crisis in Higher Education
Photo courtesy of NY Times - Africa's Storied Colleges, Jammed and Crumbling
CongoBasinInstituteMission:Tofindintegrativesolutionsthatconservetheenvironmentandmeetthevitalneedsofthedevelopingworld
CBIMolecularGeneticsLaboratory
• Nucleicacidextractions;• ConventionalPCR;• Gelelectrophoresis;• -20Cand-80Cfreezerspace;• Molecularbiologytrainingopportunities.
CBIAnalyticalLaboratory
• Analysesavailable:• Gasspectrophotometry;• Chemicalanalysis:soil,waterandnutrient;
• Fertilizerelementcontent;• Foodcropmicronutrientcontent(Zinc,Iron&Carotenoid);
• Foodcontaminants(e.g.,cyanide,aflatoxins,pesticidesetc);
• Fishfeednutrientcontentandpondwaterquality.
CBIGISandRemoteSensingTrainingCentre
• 30networkedlaptopcomputers;
• ESRIArcGISpackagesinstalledonallcomputers; 1.3Minnewsoftware
• ExelisVisualInformationSolutions;
• Microsoft’sO365andDreamsparkpackages.
Accomodations - CBIBastos• Availabletovisitingresearchersandstudents• 6fullyfurnishedbedroomswithtotalof13beds• 24-hoursecurityingatedcompoundinembassyarea
• Fullyequippedkitchenandlaundry• Internetavailableonsite• Assistancewithresearchpermitsandcollaborations
DistanceLearningCenterDigitalDataRepositoriesTechnicalTraining&EquipmentRepairFacilityPlatform/TechnologyTestBedInnovationFacility
CBIfacilitiesunderdevelopment
Network of protected areasDja Biosphere ReserveEbo ForestKorup NationalParkCampoMannNationalParkMbam Djerem NationalParkLobeke NationalParkTakamanda NationalPark,FaroNationalParkBénoué NationalParkNki NationalParkWaza NationalParkMountCameroonNationalPark
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IITA Stations in Sub- Saharan
o IITABenino IITABurundio IITACameroono IITADRCongo(Bukavu)o IITADRCongo(Kinshasa)o IITAGhana (Accra)o IITAGhana (Tamale)o IITAKenyao IITAMalawio IITAMozambiqueo IITANigeria(Abuja)o IITANigeria(Ibadan - HQ)o IITANigeria(Kano)o IITATanzania (Arusha)o IITATanzania (Dares Salaam)o IITAUgandao IITAUKo IITAZambia
CBIParticipant*benefitsinclude:•Useoffacilitiesandothersupportatdiscountedrates•MembershipontheAdvisoryCouncilandonproject
specificworkinggroups•Logisticalsupportforfieldworkandassistancewith
researchandexportpermits•Accesstonetworksofresearchersfordevelopingnew
collaborativeresearchprojects•Lectureandconferencefacilitiesforworkshopsand
teaching•AcknowledgementasaparticipantonCBI
communicationsandInvitationstoevents*University,NGOorotherinstitution
CBI MembershipParticipantsareexpectedtofulfilloneormoreofthefollowing:
•ActivelypromoteanduseCBIasabaseforaspecifiedresearchorconservationproject(s)•Sponsorandorganizeatleastoneclassorworkshopperyear•Contributetheuseoflocalfacilities•EstablishandactivelymaintainandutilizeanofficeatCBIforeducation,researchorconservation-basedactivities.•AssistindevelopmentandfundraisingactivitiestobuildCBI.•Payanannualfeeof10,000USD/yeartotheCBItohelpdefrayongoingcosts.
Participantswhomeaningfullyandconsistentlycontributetothedevelopmentofinfrastructure,educationaland/orresearchcollaborations,inthefirstyearmaybeconsideredfor“FounderStatus”.