Environmental Intelligence for the Congo Basin
Avenir Vert combines local knowledge, field capability and advanced sensing technology to generate trusted environmental data across the Congo Basin.
Climate Monitoring
Continuous measurement of environmental conditions across remote forests, communities and working landscapes.
MRV
High-integrity Monitoring, Reporting and Verification for climate, conservation and sustainable-development programmes.
Regenerative Agriculture
Data-led support for healthier soils, stronger agroforestry systems and more resilient rural livelihoods.
Air & Water Quality
Local sensing that identifies environmental risks and provides evidence for healthier communities and ecosystems.
Climate & Health
Connecting environmental conditions with human wellbeing to support early warning, resilience and public-health planning.
Community Deployment
Training local teams to install, operate and maintain environmental technology for lasting, locally owned capability.
A Vision Rooted in the Forest
- A personal reflection from our Founder, Phil Malula
When I reflect on my journey, I realise that my commitment to protecting the environment did not begin in a classroom or a boardroom. It began on a farm in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where I grew up surrounded by the extraordinary landscapes of the Congo Basin.
The forests, rivers and fertile land around us were far more than scenery. They sustained our families, shaped our traditions and taught us how deeply our lives are connected to nature. The forest was our classroom, our pharmacy and our marketplace. It provided what we needed, and in return we understood the importance of respecting it.
As I grew older, I witnessed those same landscapes begin to change. Forests retreated. Rivers became polluted. The environmental balance that had supported generations of communities came under increasing pressure. Seeing those changes firsthand convinced me that protecting nature would require more than good intentions - it would require better knowledge, better decisions and better tools.
That conviction led me to establish Avenir Vert.
Today, our mission has evolved beyond traditional conservation. We work at the intersection of local knowledge and advanced environmental technology, deploying intelligent sensing systems that help us better understand the health of our forests, water, air and agricultural landscapes.
Through our partnership with Edgeliot and our growing network of collaborators, we are helping to build the environmental intelligence needed to support climate resilience, sustainable agriculture, public health and high-integrity Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV).
For me, this work is about ensuring that future generations can experience the same natural richness that shaped my own childhood—not through memories alone, but through informed action grounded in reliable data.
The Congo Basin is one of the world's greatest natural assets. Protecting it requires more than passion. It requires evidence, collaboration and innovation.
That is the future Avenir Vert is helping to build.