On 31 March and 1 April 2026, the One Forest Vision (OFVi) initiative organised a scientific co-creation workshop in Kinshasa, bringing together more than 60 participants, including around 40 who took part in thematic round-table discussions. Over the course of two days, researchers, technical experts and Congolese and international institutions worked collectively to identify scientific priorities for the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The aim of this workshop was clear: to transform the discussions into a concrete roadmap, structured around the scientific needs expressed by national stakeholders.

As part of Pillar 1, ‘Carbon and Biodiversity’, of One Forest Vision, around twenty Gabonese and international experts gathered in Libreville for the launch of the GEO-TREES Gabon mission. Launched on 24 March 2026 with the arrival of a team of scientists from the CRBE (Centre for Research on Biodiversity and the Environment) and the CNRS (National Centre for Scientific Research) — including Jérôme Chave, Nicolas Labrière, Joseph Foé Mba and Ayala Loisel — this mission aims to produce baseline data, combining forest inventories and lidar technologies, in order to improve estimates of carbon stocks in the forests of the Congo Basin.

From 5 February to 10 March 2026, a research mission took place in Gabon as part of the ANR Rainforstory project, in conjunction with the One Forest Vision (OFVi) initiative. This mission, led in particular by Louis Champion (IRD) and Geoffroy De Saulieux (IRD), archaeologist and coordinator of the RACINES project, illustrates the gradual integration of the humanities and social sciences (HSS) within OFVi.