Sustainable Production and Consumption

WCO Sub-regional workshop for the Development and update of Standard Operating Procedures for the transport, safety, storage and handling of environmentally sensitive goods within Customs controlled areas
From 27 to 30 May 2024, a sub-regional workshop was held in Bujumbura, Burundi, on the development and updating of standard operating procedures for the transport, security, storage and handling of environmentally sensitive goods in Customs controlled areas. The workshop was organised by the World…
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22 August 2023

The research aimed at showing the contribution of Terminalia catappa to the survival of B. dorsalis. Through fruit incubation, the study was done in Bujumbura city from June to September 2017. Individuals were collected from fruits infested by flies. Fruits were collected in neighborhoods according

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16 November 2022

The vascular plant diversity of Burundi is still insufficiently explored, described, and understood. The goal of this paper is to show the degree of botanical exploration and the spatial patterns of botanical diversity in Burundi to date.  The study is based on a dataset containing virtually all

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1 November 2012

Based on literature and an overview of the specimen holdings available in various natural history museums, a checklist of the riverine fishes of Burundi was compiled. A total of 15 riverine fish families containing 42 genera and a total of 90 described native species are reported for the country

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20 July 2015

Infectious diseases represent a serious and worldwide public health problem. They lead to high mortality, especially in non-developed countries. In Burundi, the most frequent infectious diseases are skin and respiratory (mainly in children) infections, diarrhea, added to malaria, HIV/AIDS and

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1 June 2012

The Ruvubu National Park, the biggest protected area and biodiversity refuge of the country, is comparatively less studied than western Burundi near Bujumbura, the capital. This article reports the results of a botanical inventory of the vascular plants from the protected area, evidences species

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20 February 2019

In Burundi, species used in reforestation are quasi-exclusively exotic. Indigenous species and their ecosystems are continuously being degraded due to demographic pressure. It is crucial to domesticate indigenous species particularly those with socio-economic role such as Fabaceae woody species

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2 October 2016

Burundi miombo woodlands is typically forest established on harsh environment by the means of its mycorrhizal status and therefore interesting for its socio-economical and ecological role by protecting soil and producing edible mushrooms. Due to the population pressure on these ecosystems, the

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2 October 2016

Burundi miombo woodlands is typically forest established on harsh environment by the means of its mycorrhizal status and therefore interesting for its socio-economical and ecological role by protecting soil and producing edible mushrooms. Due to the population pressure on these ecosystems, the

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25 December 2021

Human harmful insects include mosquitoes, lice, fleas, flea-biters, bedbugs, flies and fire ants. Developing countries, such as Burundi; are challenged in the access of chemical products to control these insects. The present study aims to control human harmful insects with pesticidal plants based on