Africans are the greatest change agents for Africa.
We invite you to join CBI, make use of our labs, field stations, accommodations and donate to advance research and training in the Congo Basin.
Mission
Find integrative breakthrough solutions that conserve the environment and meet the vital needs of the developing world.
The challenges
Sub-Saharan Africa is ground zero for potentially devastating impacts of climate change on food security, human health and environment.
Our plan
Build a center of higher learning and center of scientific excellence in Central Africa — generating research that decision makers can use to address sub-Saharan Africa’s interlocking environmental and development challenges.
UCLA and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture are leading a multi-institutional initiative to develop the Congo Basin Institute, to be a model for how universities, NGOs, and private business can partner in international development.