{"id":17012,"date":"2026-06-20T12:54:28","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:54:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/congo-basin-institute-gets-publicity-boost\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T17:05:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T17:05:15","slug":"congo-basin-institute-gets-publicity-boost","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/congo-basin-institute-gets-publicity-boost\/","title":{"rendered":"Congo Basin Institute gets publicity boost"},"content":{"rendered":"Last December 2016, the US Ambassador to Cameroon Michael Hoza generously hosted a reception in honor of the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbi.ucla.edu\/\">Institut du bassin du Congo<\/a>\u2019s efforts to advance science to meet the critical challenges facing Central Africa. The University of California, Los Angeles (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ucla.edu\/\">UCLA<\/a>) and IITA are leading a multi-institutional initiative to develop the Congo Basin Institute (CBI), which will be a model for how universities, NGOs, and private business can partner in international development and science.\n<div id=\"attachment_1870\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n\n<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1870\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/From-L-to-R-Virginia-Zaunbrecher-UCLA-Mary-Jean-Combort-US-Embassy-Tom-Smith-UCLA-and-Ambassdor-Hoza-of-the-US-Embassy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"825\" height=\"550\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1870\" \/>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1870\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">L to R -Virginia Zaunbrecher (UCLA), Mary Jean Combort (US Embassy),\nTom Smith (UCLA), and Ambassdor Hoza of the US Embassy.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\nThe reception brought together over 85 representatives comprising leaders from diplomatic missions, government institutions, the private sector, civil societies, and research Institutions. Ambassador Hoza introduced the event and praised the CBI initiative. Speakers included Prof Tom Smith and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/hanna-rachid\/\">Rachid Hanna<\/a>, co-executive Directors of CBI who elaborated on the CBI partnership and its role in the Congo Basin. Other speakers included Zac Tchoundjeu, Director IBAY-HIES, Roger Fotso of the World Conservation Society, and Christian Ruck, KfW Director in Cameroon. A special guest\nwas Bob Taylor of Taylor Guitars, who, along with the Spanish firm Madinter and CBI, has invested significantly in improving the sustainability of ebony harvesting in Cameroon.\n\nThe partnership is a model for how CBI can bring together multi-stakeholder groups to advance development, scientific research, and capacity building in the Congo Basin.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last December 2016, the US Ambassador to Cameroon Michael Hoza generously hosted a reception in honor of the Congo Basin Institute\u2019s efforts to advance science to meet the critical challenges facing Central Africa.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":17013,"template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"tags":[2067],"science-area":[],"program":[],"location":[34],"news-type":[],"hub":[63],"crop":[],"impact-areas":[],"item-year":[195],"class_list":["post-17012","news-item","type-news-item","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-bulletin-no-2361","location-democratic-republic-of-congo","hub-central-africa","item-year-195"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - 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