Latest posts tagged with #CongoBasin on Bluesky
Ancient Carbon Is Escaping Into the Sky Over Africa
A massive hidden leak has opened inside the Congo Basin.
Two giant lakes are releasing carbon from thousands of years ago straight into the air.
#CongoBasin #AncientCarbon
www.abovethenormnews.com/2026/02/25/a...
Congo Basin blackwater lakes release ancient peat carbon—challenging long‑held climate assumptions. Land‑use change may worsen this trend.🚨🌍Research by @draketw.bsky.social and colleagues.
#ClimateResearch #ETHZurich #Peatlands #CongoBasin
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Our 2025 annual report is now available at the link below. Thank you to everyone who made this possible.
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#WildlifeConservation #CongoBasin #Bonobo #CBSI @congopeat.bsky.social @congobasinscience.bsky.social @cbi-ucla.bsky.social @congobasinitiative.bsky.social
Cameroon’s forests are shrinking. Citizens question authorities as illicit timber trafficking fuels Congo Basin deforestation. 🌍 #Cameroon #CongoBasin #Deforestation
New study finds that much of what’s happening in the name of #forestrestoration in the #CongoBasin may not be restoring forests at all, but largely focused on growing nonnative, commodity species.
https://www.rfr.bz/b2a4949
#generationrestoration #rewilding #ecosystemrestoration
New study finds that much of what’s happening in the name of #forestrestoration in the #CongoBasin may not be restoring forests at all, but largely focused on growing nonnative, commodity species.
https://www.rfr.bz/bece062
#generationrestoration #rewilding #ecosystemrestoration
[5/5] 🌎 With #sustainableManagement #CongoBasin forests can support income-generating activities in countries with growing economies and support #conservation goals simultaneously. #SustainableForestry #ConservationScience
Forest elephant in Gabon. Photo credit: Liam Jasperse-Sjolander
[3/5] 🐘🌱 #Elephant trails influence #naturalRegeneration similarly to very low-intensity logging: seedling survival is lower on trails. Central African forests may be especially adapted to small disturbances from the presence of #megafauna. #CongoBasin #ForestDynamics
📸: Liam Jasperse-Sjolander
[1/5]🌿🐘 Our new study finds that very low-intensity selective #logging and forest #elephants influence natural #regeneration in #CongoBasin forests
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Honoured to present my PhD research on Congo River–wetland water flux dynamics at the First Annual CBSI conference 2026 @congobasinscience.bsky.social
Great exchanges on hydrology, peatlands/wetlands, monitoring, and the Cuvette Centrale. #Hydrology #Wetland #CongoBasin #CBSI
"Did you know? The Amazon is the world's largest rainforest at 6.7M km², while the Congo Basin is second at 3.7M km². Together, they produce 20% of global oxygen & absorb billions of tons of CO2 yearly! Protect these lungs of Earth. #AmazonRainforest #CongoBasin #ClimateAction"
Why destroy nature & regret? Support indigenous rights, eco-friendly policies & funds like the Amazon Fund. Learn more, advocate, reduce consumption. These rainforests aren't just trees—they're our future. #SaveTheRainforests #CongoBasin #Amazon
🌳🌍CAFI receives $44,5 million from Norway for the forests of the Congo Basin in 2025.
🤝 A strong commitment to climate, biodiversity, and local communities. See our results👇
cafi.org/accomplishme...
#CAFI #CongoBasin #ClimateAction #Partnerships
🌍🌳 CAFI receives $9 million from United Kingdom for the forests of the Congo Basin in 2025.
A strong commitment to climate, biodiversity, and local communities. See our results👉 cafi.org/accomplishme...
#CongoBasin #Forests #CAFI #Climate
🌍🌳 CAFI receives $34 million from Germany for the forests of the Congo Basin in 2025.
A strong commitment to climate, biodiversity, and local communities. See our results👉 cafi.org/accomplishme...
#CAFI #CongoBasin #ClimateAction #Partnerships @bmz.de
📖 #SDSNYearInReview
At #COP30, the Science Panels for the Amazon, Congo Basin & Borneo released new assessments warning that the world’s three largest tropical forest biomes face escalating and unprecedented pressures.
🔗 www.unsdsn.org/news/science...
#Amazon #CongoBasin #Borneo #ClimateAction
Activism fueled by love for nature and scientific understanding is unshakeable. It’s not about what we extract, but what we protect and leave behind. That’s the mission.
#ClimateAction #Geography #ScienceMatters #Amazon #CongoBasin
271.2 MILLION HECTARES of untapped potential for PES in Central Africa 🌳🌳
Congo Basin countries are transforming climate finance into concrete action. The potential is
there. Innovation is ready.
#COP30 #ADecadeWithCAFI #PES #CongoBasin
Featured in the Guardian:
"In a report released on Monday...the Science Panel for the #CongoBasin found that the Congo basin absorbs 600m tonnes of carbon dioxide a year, but this number is falling due to accelerating deforestation."
👉 Read more: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#SPCB #COP30
Priestley member, Prof Simon Lewis, features in The Guardian, discussing the Congo Basin and how it is one of the world’s most vital carbon sinks, but it is losing out when it comes to climate policy and funding
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#COP30 #tropicalrainforests #CongoBasin
🚨 At #COP30, #CAFI is showcasing how Congo Basin countries leverage PES to channel climate finance directly to forest guardians.
📆 18 Nov • 🕒 3–4 PM • 📍 DRC Pavilion
#Forests #ClimateAction #CongoBasin @norad.no @alainnoudehou.bsky.social #RDC #Congo #Gabon
It is not only the #Amazon #rainforest at the centre of #COP30 climate talks, being disrupted by human activity. The degradation of the vast #CongoBasin, known as the world’s “second lung”, is taking a toll across Africa and threatening one of the world’s most traded crops: #cocoa on.ft.com/47LsC9p
📄Important article in the @theguardian.com about the #CongoBasin and its importance for global carbon sinks including scientific voices from @simonlewis.bsky.social and scientists from @congobasinscience.bsky.social
👉 Read the full article here: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Illustration of livelihood activities in communities dependent on Congo Basin peatlands
📣Out now!
A 🆕 report building on long-term #CongoPeat research is published.
🔗Developing options to protect the central Congo peatlands and livelihoods of peatland-dependent communities congopeat.net/new-report/
#PeatlandsMatter #CongoBasin
📅 SAVE THE DATE: 14 November, 12:45 - 13:45 (GMT-3)
📍 Congo Basin Climate Commission (CBCC), Blue Zone, B51 Pavilion
CBSI @ COP30
#CongoBasin #ScientificCapacity #ReliableData #knowledge; #StrategicPartnerships #EvidenceBased #decisionmaking
#SustainableDevelopment #ClimateAction #COP30
📢 At #COP30 today, the @unsdsn.org is showcasing the insights of Amazon leaders and previewing the first-ever Congo Basin Assessment Report.
🔗 Explore our events: www.unsdsn.org/resources/co...
#Sustainability #ClimateAction #Amazon #CongoBasin #SDSNatCOP30
📅 SAVE THE DATE: 13 November, 14:00 - 15:30 Time in Brazil (UK Start Time: 17:00)
📍 COP30 UK Pavilion
👉 Full programme: lnkd.in/gszh-b8q
🖥️ Live stream: lnkd.in/gQVw4EBn
#COP30 #UKPavilion #Climate #Forests #CongoBasin #Peatlands #WomenInLeadership #ForestProtection #Science #research
To fix the climate, simply empower Indigenous people.” Based on a commentary by Greenpeace’s Kiki Taufik, which highlights how Indigenous communities in #WestPapua, the #Amazon, the #CongoBasin and #Borneo already hold solutions. 
#COP30 #climate
news.mongabay.com/2025/11/to-f...
European governments and multilateral lenders have endorsed a $2.5bn programme to support conservation in the Congo Basin, the world’s ... Bne IntelliNews #COP30 #CongoBasin #ClimateAction #EnvironmentalProtection #Sustainability
