Mwamibantu Muliri Cédric-Dubois

Cédric-Dubois Muliri is a field biologist and conservationist from eastern DR Congo. Growing up near Kahuzi-Biega National Park, he witnessed both the beauty of local biodiversity and the struggles of communities living around protected areas.

After completing his biology degree at the Official University of Bukavu, he founded Artemis Africa to bridge the gap between conservation science and community needs. Their motto, “Peace through Environment,” reflects his belief that environmental protection can help heal divided communities in conflict regions.

His journey has taken him from tracking mountain gorillas with Batwa trackers to developing Africa’s first connected beehive system, and from creating sustainable energy alternatives to conducting bioacoustic studies of the elusive Congo Peacock and Okapi.

The most meaningful aspects of his work involve bringing together Batwa Indigenous communities and conservation authorities who historically viewed each other with suspicion. Seeing former poachers become community conservation leaders gives him hope for the future of forests.

Between field expeditions, he has been fortunate to learn from global experiences at Copenhagen University and the Global Sustainability Fellows program in Spain, though his deepest education comes from listening to Indigenous elders’ ecological knowledge in the villages surrounding protected areas.