“Ebony Project”

New "Science Advances" paper highlights how wildlife loss threatens forest regeneration in the Congo Basin

Published in Science Advances, the article—“Declines of ebony and ivory are inextricably linked in an African rainforest”—shows that the loss of elephants, key seed dispersers in Afrotropical forests, is threatening the survival of slow-growing hardwoods like ebony. These findings have major implications for forest ecology, biodiversity, and the future of sustainable restoration efforts in the Congo Basin.

Declines of ebony and ivory are inextricably linked in an African rainforest

Ebony Project

The Ebony Project is a partnership where business, communities, and researchers work together to protect a valuable timber species, reforest degraded land, address local food security issues, and improve rural livelihoods.