Community biocultural mapping reveals historical occupation and enables defense of African rainforests

Ibola Dja Bana Ba Massaha, Serge Ekazama Koto, Gretchen M. Walters, Honorine Asatsi Mabo, Fulbert Makala, Paulin Ndanga Azeon, Jean Mabo, Philippe N. Mandoumilele, Jean P. Hendje, Dieu-Donné Baza Djia, HB Betotobeya, Modeste Ndongoabendje, Ernest Maïdji, Story Maloumambomba, Djiese Koumokoukou, Germain Kotomoukaye, Fulgence Mbengoy, Boris Bobouagno, Garance Bopounda, Dieu-Donné Ngouba, Yanick Akouboua, Mathurien Haya, Steeven Mabe Bleck, Gervais Djabouemi, Aimé J. Bobeloubouangoy, Vincent Malingui, Davy Ikakaboua, Didier T. Louma, Paul Mbouya, Guy R. Imbembi, Felix Eboulou, Patrick Ipengongoy, George Moulingui, Hines Mabika, Julia Walker, Médard Mamouaka Bayadi, Simon Cheseaux, Alex Ebang Mbélé, Graden Z. L. Froese

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DOI: 10.1007/s13280-025-02334-2
Published: 2026-02-20
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@article{allodium:10.1007/s13280-025-02334-2,
  title = {Community biocultural mapping reveals historical occupation and enables defense of African rainforests},
  author = {Ibola Dja Bana Ba Massaha and Serge Ekazama Koto and Gretchen M. Walters and Honorine Asatsi Mabo and Fulbert Makala and Paulin Ndanga Azeon and Jean Mabo and Philippe N. Mandoumilele and Jean P. Hendje and Dieu-Donné Baza Djia and HB Betotobeya and Modeste Ndongoabendje and Ernest Maïdji and Story Maloumambomba and Djiese Koumokoukou and Germain Kotomoukaye and Fulgence Mbengoy and Boris Bobouagno and Garance Bopounda and Dieu-Donné Ngouba and Yanick Akouboua and Mathurien Haya and Steeven Mabe Bleck and Gervais Djabouemi and Aimé J. Bobeloubouangoy and Vincent Malingui and Davy Ikakaboua and Didier T. Louma and Paul Mbouya and Guy R. Imbembi and Felix Eboulou and Patrick Ipengongoy and George Moulingui and Hines Mabika and Julia Walker and Médard Mamouaka Bayadi and Simon Cheseaux and Alex Ebang Mbélé and Graden Z. L. Froese},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Ambio},
  doi = {10.1007/s13280-025-02334-2},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-025-02334-2}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Community biocultural mapping reveals historical occupation and enables defense of African rainforests
AU  - Ibola Dja Bana Ba Massaha
AU  - Serge Ekazama Koto
AU  - Gretchen M. Walters
AU  - Honorine Asatsi Mabo
AU  - Fulbert Makala
AU  - Paulin Ndanga Azeon
AU  - Jean Mabo
AU  - Philippe N. Mandoumilele
AU  - Jean P. Hendje
AU  - Dieu-Donné Baza Djia
AU  - HB Betotobeya
AU  - Modeste Ndongoabendje
AU  - Ernest Maïdji
AU  - Story Maloumambomba
AU  - Djiese Koumokoukou
AU  - Germain Kotomoukaye
AU  - Fulgence Mbengoy
AU  - Boris Bobouagno
AU  - Garance Bopounda
AU  - Dieu-Donné Ngouba
AU  - Yanick Akouboua
AU  - Mathurien Haya
AU  - Steeven Mabe Bleck
AU  - Gervais Djabouemi
AU  - Aimé J. Bobeloubouangoy
AU  - Vincent Malingui
AU  - Davy Ikakaboua
AU  - Didier T. Louma
AU  - Paul Mbouya
AU  - Guy R. Imbembi
AU  - Felix Eboulou
AU  - Patrick Ipengongoy
AU  - George Moulingui
AU  - Hines Mabika
AU  - Julia Walker
AU  - Médard Mamouaka Bayadi
AU  - Simon Cheseaux
AU  - Alex Ebang Mbélé
AU  - Graden Z. L. Froese
PY  - 2026
JO  - Ambio
DO  - 10.1007/s13280-025-02334-2
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APA

Massaha, I. D. B. B., Koto, S. E., Walters, G. M., Mabo, H. A., Makala, F., Azeon, P. N., Mabo, J., Mandoumilele, P. N., Hendje, J. P., Djia, D. B., Betotobeya, H., Ndongoabendje, M., Maïdji, E., Maloumambomba, S., Koumokoukou, D., Kotomoukaye, G., Mbengoy, F., Bobouagno, B., Bopounda, G., Ngouba, D., Akouboua, Y., Haya, M., Bleck, S. M., Djabouemi, G., Bobeloubouangoy, A. J., Malingui, V., Ikakaboua, D., Louma, D. T., Mbouya, P., Imbembi, G. R., Eboulou, F., Ipengongoy, P., Moulingui, G., Mabika, H., Walker, J., Bayadi, M. M., Cheseaux, S., Mbélé, A. E., & Froese, G. Z. L. (2026). Community biocultural mapping reveals historical occupation and enables defense of African rainforests. Ambio. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-025-02334-2

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