André MAZINGA KUMAKWESE est Ingénieur Agronome formé à l'Université de Kinshasa. En 2005, Il obtint son diplôme en agronomie dans la filière Gestion des Ressources Naturelles, option Faune et Flore. Il a ensuite suivi plusieurs formations en Systèmes d'Information Géographique et Télédétection appliqués à la gestion de l’environnement.

Avant d'être engagé à l'OSFAC comme RS/GIS Officer en mars 2011, il a travaillé comme Consultant Expert SIG à la Direction du Système National d'Information Sanitaire (DSNIS) du Ministère de la Santé durant un an (2010-2011).

Aussi, il a géré pendant deux ans la cellule SIG de la Coopération Technique Belge (CTB) entre 2008 et 2010 dans le cadre du projet PREPICO (Programme de Réhabilitation et d’Entretien des Pistes au Congo). Sa carrière à l'OSFAC est ponctuée par plusieurs stages et formations sur le SIG et la télédétection aux Etats Unis, au Brésil, au Kenya, en République du Congo et en République Démocratique du Congo.

 Micheline NANZIGI KALUMUNA est licenciée en Sciences Economiques et de Gestion, option Gestion Financière de l'Université de Lubumbashi, Micheline KALUMUNA a également un diplôme de qualification en Management Moderne et Administration des Affaires.

Consultante à AGESFO, elle est détachée à OSFAC comme  Responsable Administrative et Financière depuis avril 2012. Avant d'intégrer l'OSFAC, elle a occupée le poste de Comptable et Directrice des  Finances a.i à ADRA Congo Sud de novembre 2009 à mars 2012.

 

 Dr. Landing MANE est le Directeur de l’Observatoire Satellital des Forêts d’Afrique Centrale (OSFAC) depuis 2009. Il a 20 années d’expérience dans divers domaines, notamment, sciences du sol et agriculture, sécurité alimentaire et développent durable, évaluation environnemental et social, télédétection et SIG, statistiques et géostatistiques, Changements climatiques et REDD+ et le Management des projets et programmes. Dr. Mané fût Chargé d’enseignement et a encadré des Mémoires de Maîtrise, de DEA des étudiants de l’Université de Saint-Louis et des élèves Ingénieurs de l’Institut des Sciences de la terre de l’Université de Dakar au Sénégal.

Il est membre de comités scientifiques d’institutions internationales et évaluateurs de Projets de recherches. Dr. Mané a été Consultant pour plusieurs Institutions nationales et internationales (ISRA, OMVS, Agence Canadienne de Développement International (ACDI), FAO, UICN), Chercheur Associé à l’Office de Recherche Scientifique des Territoires d’Outre Mer (ORSTOM, actuel IRD/France) et pendant une dizaine d’années Chef du Département du « Suivi-Evaluation » de la Société Nationale d’Aménagement des terres du Delta et de la Vallée du Fleuve Sénégal (SAED/ Ministère sénégalais de l'Agriculture).

Dr. Landing Mané est titulaire de plusieurs attestations de stages (Universités, FAO, Département d’Etat des Etats Unis…), une Maîtrise et un Diplôme d’Etudes Approfondies (DEA) de l’Université de Dakar. Depuis 1996, Dr. Mané est titulaire d’un Doctorat de Géographie physique : option Environnement, Ressources naturelles et télédétection (Université Louis Pasteur de Strasbourg, France) et en 1998 d’un Post-Doctorat du Département des Sciences du milieu de l’Université Catholique de Louvain La Neuve (UCL, Belgique). En plus du Français et de l’anglais, il parle couramment cinq (05) langues de l’Afrique de l’Ouest.

OSFAC Management is composed of three main administrative bodies: the General Assembly, the Board of Directors and the Executive Management based in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. In every country of the Congo Basin, OSFAC is represented by national agencies (focal points) that coordinate activities across the Congo Basin. 

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 OSFAC’s primary objective is to establish itself as an independent organization dedicated to using satellite data to detect and manage environmental change in the Congo Basin. It aims to contribute to COMIFAC’s Convergence Plan by producing reliable and useful land cover products for managers and decision-makers.

In order to achieve this objective and assure the application of its products, OSFAC is also committed to using its regional network to improve data availability and build capacity to use satellite data and related products across Central Africa.

 

 

 OSFAC was started following a 2000 meeting in Libreville that brought together representatives of forestry and mapping agencies from across Central Africa. At the meeting, participants recognized the important role satellite data and products play in the efficient management of natural resources, but acknowledged there were many constraints to using satellite data in the Congo Basin. Participants proposed creating OSFAC as a regional forum to address these obstacles, which included: difficulties associated with data acquisition, a lack of permanent training institutions and limited capacity to apply satellite information. Download OSFAC report (PDF, 608 KB)

OSFAC was launched as the GOFC-GOLD network for Central Africa under the Global Terrestrial Observing System (GTOS). Its primary objective is to support the management of natural resources and promote sustainable development by producing reliable land cover products, distributing satellite data, building capacity and providing technical assistance to implementing partners.
OSFAC operates out of a head office in Kinshasa and maintains a GIS/RS lab within the School of Agronomy at the University of Kinshasa. It works in close partnership with academic and research institutions in the region, as well as, international academic and research institutions such as: the University of Maryland, South Dakota State University, the Universite catholique de Louvain and the Joint Research Center.

OSFAC’s forest monitoring activities contribute to the objectives of the Congo Basin Forest Partnership and multiple strategic areas within COMIFAC’s Convergence Plan. It receives support through USAID as part of the Central African Regional Program for the Environment (CARPE) and is also an active collaborator of the FORAF/OFAC project to establish a regional observatory that will supply decision-makers and managers reliable information on environmental and socio-economic indicators and produce regular State of the Forest reports. Through its activities, OSFAC has collaborated with many national government agencies as well as non-governmental organizations and projects, including: FORAF, WRI, ERAIFT, UN/OCHA, IUCN, WWF, WCS, CI, AWF, UNICEF, UNESCO, MAFA, and Nature+.

Since it was legally established as a Congolese NGO in 2005, OSFAC has grown and established itself as a local organization dedicated to raising awareness about satellite data and their potential applications. It serves as Central Africa’s only satellite data clearing house and as part of its partnership with CARPE, OSFAC works with regional and international academic and research institutions to produce reliable land cover products. It is committed to building regional capacity in GIS and remote sensing and offers a series of technical trainings through its lab at the University of Kinshasa and ex situ at sites across the Basin. To date OSFAC has trained over 500 individuals from over 30 different agencies in Central Africa. In addition, OSFAC has worked with a wide variety of implementing partners on mapping projects that support sustainable natural resource management and/or sustainable development.

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