{"id":560,"date":"2022-03-25T12:15:56","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T12:15:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bondiv.org\/?page_id=560"},"modified":"2026-01-28T09:13:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T09:13:47","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bondiv.org\/index.php\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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\"4052ad20-bdf8-4061-94c8-2ccb638fa6dd\"<\/a><\/figure>

Exploring the Forest: Insights from Vegetation Plots<\/a><\/h3>

Exploring the forest through vegetation plots: how careful observation of trees and lianas reveals the hidden structure, resources, and diversity of tropical ecosystems. <\/b><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Preparing a BonDiv site<\/a><\/h3>

Field preparations at a BonDiv site include building natural-material structures and setting up spaces for the study.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Arriving at a BonDiv site, Inkomu<\/a><\/h3>

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BonDiv expands to nine research sites<\/a><\/h3>

Training of new researchers and launch of the second round of BonDiv sites\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Final BonDiv workshop<\/a><\/h3>

The final workshop of the first round of BonDiv sites was held in Kinshasa in January 2025, bringing together 32 participants, including BonDiv researchers, local partners, ICCN members, and funders.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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A day at a BonDiv site<\/a><\/h3>

Maisie Ettinger, a BonDiv researcher from the first round of sites, shares what a typical day at a research site is like.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Data and sample collection<\/a><\/h3>

BonDiv research teams follow the same protocol for data and sample collection at all the sites<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\"Establishing<\/a><\/figure>

Establishing the camps<\/a><\/h3>

In collaboration with local partners, BonDiv sites are established in existing infrastructure, from scratch in the forest or in villages. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Looking for bonobos<\/a><\/h3>

Once on the ground, the teams surveyed the area to identify the most suitable location for the placement of the grid where the data collection will be performed for a minimum of 12 months.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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On the way to the research sites<\/a><\/h3>

At the end of July 2023, after the Initial BonDiv Workshop, the researchers started their trip to their respective BonDiv sites.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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First Initial BonDiv workshop\u200b<\/a><\/h3>

Took place in Kinshasa, putting together a total of 36 participants, including BonDiv researchers, local partners, members of ICCN, and other associated in-country practitioners and funders. <\/b><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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