#1 🙏🏻Thanks to #CongoPeat Project Associate Dr Charlie Hackforth @hackforth.bsky.social for sharing photographs of species collected as part of his PhD thesis on insect communities of the Congolese peat swamp forests.

Minister for Environment for DRC says DRC will protect its central Congo peatlands by bringing a new law in to do so. Surprising, very welcome news! #CongoPeat

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

Protecting Congo’s Peatlands: Aligning Conservation with Community Livelihoods UCL research highlights the vital role of the Congo Basin peatlands in carbon storage and local wellbeing, and fosters collaboration among communities, government, and conservationists.

🌿 Congo Basin peatlands store 29B tonnes of carbon and support local communities.

This summer, @ucl.ac.uk’s Cassandra Dummett worked with communities, government, NGOs & the private sector to plan a sustainable future.

👉 tinyurl.com/ucl-peat

#CongoPeat #ClimateAction #UCLGeography #Conservation