Group V: Culture and Environmental Education

a. Objective

To promote the protection and preservation of the Congo Basin through environmental education and art.

b. Main identified challenges

  • Environmental degradation;
  • Loss of biodiversity in the region;
  • Lack of environmental awareness by various conservation stakeholders.

 c. Solutions/projects’ ideas

  • Environmental education programme focusing on the preservation of the traditional knowledge and local cultural practices of the peoples of the Congo Basin;
  • Creation of an annual festival called 'Congo Basin Festival' putting culture at the service of environmental protection.

d. Cooperation mechanisms

  • Establishment of a cooperation network at regional level.

e. Budget

Not offered.

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