As part of the Belgian Partnership for the CHM, to which Burundi has joined since 2002, INECN and IRSCNB signed a memorandum of understanding under the title “Support for INECN activities focused on research, information exchange and the conservation of biodiversity in protected areas in Burundi (2010-2012 period).

This memorandum had a double objective:
- To help INECN in strengthening its capacities in terms of research, information exchange and the conservation of biodiversity in protected areas;
-To allow the IRSCnb to promote its expertise, its collections and archives concerning the biodiversity of Burundi.

During this 2013 transitional period, which was not covered by a memorandum of understanding, two institutions signed an interim memorandum in order to continue programmes and activities around the following main areas:
- Inventories, monitoring and evaluation of biodiversity, based in particular on the taxonomy and ecology of biodiversity in protected areas;
- Sensitization of local communities, decision makers and other stakeholders. on relevant issues of biodiversity and protected areas;
- Strengthening the biodiversity information exchange center.