From 26 to 30 May 2025, the first Pl@ntNet training course in Gabon was successfully held at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technologique (CENAREST) in Libreville for the theoretical part, and at the Raponda Walker Arboretum for the practical session. Organised as part of the One Forest Vision initiative (OFVi), this training marks a decisive step in the deployment of participatory science for plant conservation in Gabon.

From 12 to 16 May 2025, the One Forest Vision team welcomed and accompanied a high-level delegation from the Group for Earth Observation of the Democratic Republic of Congo (GEO DRC), for a series of 13 meetings with some forty scientists and diplomats, marked by a shared ambition to put space and environmental data at the service of sustainable development. The delegation, which included 8 political and scientific leaders, was led by ambassador Tosi Mpanu Mpanu, Senior Environment Adviser to President Félix Tshisekedi.

As part of the One Forest Vision (OFVi) initiative, Pearl Winchester, Research Fellow at IRD - within the Data Terra unit, carried out a mission in Gabon from 23 February to 11 March 2025. Her objective: to assess the pre-feasibility of public infrastructures for sharing scientific data on forests and wetlands and measure their potential for appropriation by local stakeholders.