Symphorien Ongolo
Biographic Data
| ID | 5437629 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Symphorien Ongolo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Symphorien |
| FAMILY NAME | Ongolo |
| SIGNATURE | ONGOLO S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Göttingen |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1530-4640 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 60 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Do deforestation reduction policies meet the needs for environmental justice in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Recent studies have highlighted that, beyond socio-ecological issues, environmental policies must also tackle environmental-related inequalities and injustice to be efficient. This paper examines this assumption from an empirical perspective, focusing on deforestation reduction policies in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). To this end, we mapped and analysed the United Nations deforestation and forest degradation reduction (REDD+) polic…
The Unequal Partnership Behind Biodiversity Conservation Efforts in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
The growing demand for inclusivity in conservation has led international conservation organisations (ICOs) to collaborate more with local conservation organisations (LCOs). This paper assesses such partnerships through a community-led initiative establishing a wildlife corridor between Maiko and Kahuzi-Biega National Parks. In this region, resource conflicts are often cited as a political justification for recurring conservation failures. However…
From extraction to intraction
Forestry science in the DRC exemplifies the epistemic continuity of Extractivism; • From timber to carbon, forest commodification rearticulates distal claims to local ecologies. • We introduce the concept of intraction , the spatial immobilization of nature. The forests of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are increasingly hailed as a “solution” to climate change, positioned within global climate governance as sites of carbon sequestration a…
Unshaping Model Forests in the Global South
Forest communities around the world are increasingly connected to defend territorial and community rights over lands and forests. This is how the International Model Forest Network (IMFN) was created in 1995 by the Government of Canada, aiming at bringing together a diverse association of individuals and groups towards a common vision of sustainable development across extensive landscapes. In 2002, the Ibero-American Model Forest Network (RIABM) …
Chinese-driven Ghana rosewood trade
The politics of forest governance failure in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
The promotion of good governance in the forestry sector in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was one of the major components of the policy reforms initiated by international organisations in the mid-1980s. This paper analyses concepts of 'good governance' in the forestry sector in the DRC between the mid-1980s and 2020 and highlights the recent history of forest policy reforms. From an empirical perspective, our analysis builds both on an ex…
Forestland policies and politics in Africa
What does autonomy mean for forest communities? The politics of transnational community forestry networks in Mesoamerica and the Congo Basin
"Reprint of "Governing knowledge transfer for deforestation monitoring
From global forest governance to domestic politics
Governing knowledge transfer for deforestation monitoring
Complementarity, rivalry and substitution in the governance of forests
On the banality of forest governance fragmentation
Can “fragile states” decide to reduce their deforestation? The inappropriate use of the theory of incentives with respect to the Redd mechanism
Can “fragile states” decide to reduce their deforestation? The inappropriate use of the theory of incentives with respect to the Redd mechanism
On the banality of forest governance fragmentation
Governing knowledge transfer for deforestation monitoring
From global forest governance to domestic politics
Forestland policies and politics in Africa
Chinese-driven Ghana rosewood trade
Complementarity, rivalry and substitution in the governance of forests
Can “fragile states” decide to reduce their deforestation? The inappropriate use of the theory of incentives with respect to the Redd mechanism
On the banality of forest governance fragmentation
From global forest governance to domestic politics
Governing knowledge transfer for deforestation monitoring
Complementarity, rivalry and substitution in the governance of forests
What does autonomy mean for forest communities? The politics of transnational community forestry networks in Mesoamerica and the Congo Basin
"Reprint of "Governing knowledge transfer for deforestation monitoring
The politics of forest governance failure in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
The promotion of good governance in the forestry sector in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was one of the major components of the policy reforms initiated by international organisations in the mid-1980s. This paper analyses concepts of 'good governance' in the forestry sector in the DRC between the mid-1980s and 2020 and highlights the recent history of forest policy reforms. From an empirical perspective, our analysis builds both on an ex…
Forestland policies and politics in Africa
Chinese-driven Ghana rosewood trade
Unshaping Model Forests in the Global South
Forest communities around the world are increasingly connected to defend territorial and community rights over lands and forests. This is how the International Model Forest Network (IMFN) was created in 1995 by the Government of Canada, aiming at bringing together a diverse association of individuals and groups towards a common vision of sustainable development across extensive landscapes. In 2002, the Ibero-American Model Forest Network (RIABM) …
Do deforestation reduction policies meet the needs for environmental justice in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Recent studies have highlighted that, beyond socio-ecological issues, environmental policies must also tackle environmental-related inequalities and injustice to be efficient. This paper examines this assumption from an empirical perspective, focusing on deforestation reduction policies in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). To this end, we mapped and analysed the United Nations deforestation and forest degradation reduction (REDD+) polic…
The Unequal Partnership Behind Biodiversity Conservation Efforts in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
The growing demand for inclusivity in conservation has led international conservation organisations (ICOs) to collaborate more with local conservation organisations (LCOs). This paper assesses such partnerships through a community-led initiative establishing a wildlife corridor between Maiko and Kahuzi-Biega National Parks. In this region, resource conflicts are often cited as a political justification for recurring conservation failures. However…
From extraction to intraction
Forestry science in the DRC exemplifies the epistemic continuity of Extractivism; • From timber to carbon, forest commodification rearticulates distal claims to local ecologies. • We introduce the concept of intraction , the spatial immobilization of nature. The forests of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are increasingly hailed as a “solution” to climate change, positioned within global climate governance as sites of carbon sequestration a…
Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (14 works) · Political science (10 works) · Corporate governance (8 works) · Business (7 works) · Economics (7 works) · Politics (7 works) · Global trade, sustainability, and social impact (6 works) · Democracy (5 works) · Finance (5 works) · Geography (5 works)