Monday January 22, 2024, ERAIFT, a category 2 center under the auspices of UNESCO organized in Lodja (Sankuru province in the Democratic Republic of Congo), a conference – debate on the issue of sustainable management of forest ecosystems. This conference was led by Mr. Joël MOBUNDA TIKO and Mrs. Jémima OBANDJA, respectively doctoral student and master's student at ERAIFT under the supervision of Professor Pierre Albert NGUELIELE, Post-Doctoral student at ERAIFT.