From 19 to 21 December 2023, ERAIFT, represented by its Director, Professor Baudouin MICHEL, participates in the closing symposium of the "PilotMAB" project implemented by the Wood Biology Department of the Royal Museum for Central Africa from 2019 to 2023 in the Luki and Yangambi Biosphere Reserves, pilot sites for research and development in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The symposium also marks the launch of the second phase of the PilotMAB plus project "Applying insights from Congolese MAB pilot sites to upscale research and development" for the period 2024-2028.