This study is part of the Project “Towards effective awareness-raising for awareness for the conservation of biodiversity” initiated as part of the Program for research, information exchange, awareness-raising and conservation of biodiversity in Burundi set up under the Memorandum of Understanding between the OBPE (ex INECN) and the Royal Institute of Natural Sciences of Belgium.

The development of a study on the causes of key biodiversity problems seems to be a complement to the National Strategy and Action Plan on Biodiversity in Burundi (SNPAB). This biodiversity policy document reviews the threats to biodiversity as well as their causes.