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ATIBT members involved in training in Congo

A three-week tropical forestry specialization training course was held at Olam Agri’s wood products operations in Congolaise Indusrielle Des Bois (CIB).

Crédits : CIB

The training was conducted by Jean-Louis Doucet, a professor at Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech (University of Liège, Belgium) and Ecole régionale post-universitaire d'aménagement et de gestion intégrés des forêts et territoires tropicaux (ERAIFT - DRC). Intended to be very practical, the training allowed for fruitful exchanges between students from 6 countries, offering them hands-on opportunities to prepare them to tackle the challenges of managing forest areas in tropical countries.

Students from Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech and ERAIFT and employees of CIB honed their skills in management, reduced impact logging (RIL), certification and botany.

Jean-Louis Doucet highlighted that this was an intensive, interactive and hands-on training program to give students insight into the reality of the sector, in a company that is known for its long experience in forest management, planning and monitoring and therefore plays a crucial role in preserving biodiversity.

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