UCLA’s Congo Basin Institute receives $1 million from Bob and Cindy Taylor
Support from Bob and Cindy Taylor is helping fund research on the ecology of ebony and rainforest restoration.
Congo Basin Institute
NEWSROOM
Headline
Perspectives from African conservation scientists in the diaspora
Dr. Kevin Njabo, Africa Director of the Center for Tropical Research, coauthored the article, “Challenges encountered when doing research back home: Perspectives from African conservation scientists in the diaspora,” published…
Headline
Tom Smith in World War Zero: The Congo Basin in an Era of Climate Change
World War Zero, a coalition fighting the climate crisis, features an op-ed by CBI’s Founding Co-Executive Director Tom Smith discussing the effects of climate change on Congo Basin biodiversity. “Climate…
Headline
Tom Smith featured in Global Health Program Spotlight
The latest UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine’s Global Health Program (GHP) newsletter features Professor Tom Smith and his ongoing research on the connection between climate change and coronaviruses. The…
Headline
Peter Daszak on Nature Insight podcast: Disease X
The Nature Insight podcast features biodiversity expert Peter Daszak, a senior research fellow at the Center for Tropical Research who is a disease ecologist working to predict and prevent outbreaks…
Headline
World World Zero features COVID-19 and climate change op-ed by Tom Smith
World War Zero, a coalition addressing climate change, has featured an op-ed by UCLA Professor Tom Smith, co-director of the Congo Basin Institute. “COVID-19 has shown the world the horrors…