The Pygmies rely on the forest for their very life. They know everything about finding and using plants, animal behavior, and forest survival. Working with these wonderful people has been incredibly valuable. — Corneille Ewango Copy Share Image
When I went to university, I decided that I would like to do something related to plant ecology, because I felt that plants were so beautiful. When I am studying plants, I feel like I am talking with some kind… — Corneille Ewango Copy Share Image
Around 17 to 20 years, I became, myself, a poacher. And I wanted to do it, because - I believed - to continue my… — Corneille Ewango Copy Share Image
Building capacities for the young generation is going to make a better generation and a better future tomorrow for Africa. — Corneille Ewango Copy Share Image
The Pygmies rely on the forest for their very life. They know everything about finding and using plants, animal behavior, and forest survival. Working… — Corneille Ewango Copy Share Image
Congo has vast stands of biologically important forests as well as remote areas still waiting to be explored, yet we have very few botanists.… — Corneille Ewango Copy Share Image
Congo, my country, has the largest forest in Africa, maybe the second-largest in the world. I was born in a forest area, and when… — Corneille Ewango Copy Share Image
I speak French, and I grew up with French, so my English is Franglais. — Corneille Ewango Copy Share Image
Discovering new species is a passion. A day without collecting plants is painful for me. — Corneille Ewango Copy Share Image
I joined the Wildlife Conservation Society, working there, in 1995, but I started working with them as a student in 1991. I was appointed… — Corneille Ewango Copy Share Image
When I went to university, I decided that I would like to do something related to plant ecology, because I felt that plants were… — Corneille Ewango Copy Share Image
