Corneille Ewango Quotes
Building capacities for the young generation is going to make a better generation and a better future tomorrow for Africa.
Topics
Empowerment
Future
Capacity Building
The Young
Sustainable Development
Better Future
Education, Knowledge & Training
Leader, Leaders, Leadership
African Youth
Community Engagement
Future Generation
Future Prosperity
Investment in Human Capital
Mentorship
Skills Training
Young Generation
Youth Development
Youth Empowerment
Africa Development
Citations
Ewango, Corneille. "A Hero of the Congo Forest." TED, TED Conferences, June 2007.
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Corneille E.N. Ewango is a Congolese environmentalist, and was responsible for the Okapi Faunal Reserve's botany program in the Democratic Republic of Congo from 1996 to 2003. He was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2005 for his efforts to protect the Okapi Wildlife Reserve in the Ituri Rainforest during the Congo Civil War. The reserve is home to the Mbuti people, and houses animals such as okapis (found nowhere else), elephants and 13 primate species. Ewango has uncovered 270 species of lianas and 600 tree species in the area.