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.