The Regional Postgraduate School for Integrated Planning and Management of Forests and Tropical Territories (ERAIFT) is a regional school, under the aegis of UNESCO (Category 2 Center). It is financed by numerous Financial Partners including: The Democratic Republic of Congo, the European Union, the European Union, the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of Belgium, UNESCO, the Japanese Cooperation through the ITTO and the RIFFEAC, the FAO, Wallonia Brussels International since 2010 and the Awac since 2010 and the Awac since 2016, the Center for Partnership and Cooperation since 2016, the Center for Partnership and Cooperation of the University of Liège, the Center for Partnership and Cooperation of the University of Liège, UNESCO, Belgium, Pacodel — Ulg, since 2010 and Awac since 2016, the Center for Partnership and Cooperation of the University of Liège, Belgium, Pacodel — Ulg, since 2010 and Awac since 2016, the Center for Partnership and Cooperation of the University of Liège, 2016, the Center for Partnership and Cooperation, University of Liège, Belgium, Belgium, Pacodel — Ulg, since 2010 and to the conservation of ecosystems in the Congo Basin (PACEBCO) since 2010, US Forest Service (USFS/USAID), GIZ through from RIFFEAC.

The originality of the School is its intersectoral and interdisciplinary, participatory, global and integrated approach, i.e. a systemic approach. This constitutes the pedagogical and conceptual basis of ERAIFT.