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2024
Journal article
Protecting an artificial savanna as a nature‐based solution to restore carbon and biodiversity in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
A large share of the global forest restoration potential is situated in artificial ‘unstable’ mesic African savannas, which could be restored to higher carbon and biodiversity states if protected from human‐induced burning. However, uncertainty on recovery rates in protected unstable savannas impedes science‐informed forest restoration initiatives. Here, we quantify the... -
2023
Journal article
SmartWoodID—an image collection of large end-grain surfaces to support wood identification systems.
Wood identification is a key step in the enforcement of laws and regulations aimed at combatting illegal timber trade. Robust wood identification tools, capable of distinguishing a large number of timbers, depend on a solid database of reference material. Reference material for wood identification is typically curated in botanical collections... -
2021
Book
Flore d’Afrique Centrale, nouvelle série, Spermatophyta: Apocynaceae, sous-famille I. Apocynoideae et II. Rauvolfioideae.
This volume treats the species belonging to two subfamilies, the Apocynoideae and Rauvolfioideae, of the large Apocynaceae family occurring in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda and Burundi. The family is often instantly recognisable through its combination of (usually) opposite leaves and the presence of latex, and these days...Beentje, H.J.
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Apocynaceae,, Ethnobotany, Apocynoideae, Plant conservation, Habitats, Burundi, Rwanda , Rauvolfioideae. , and Geographical distribution