CongoPeat

Past, Present and Future of the Peatlands of the Central Congo Basin

Credit: Kevin McElvaney/Greenpeace 

About the Project

In 2017 our research team revealed that the world's largest tropical peatland is located in the geographical heart of Africa. Over 10,000 years peat has been building up. Today the central Congo peatlands store 30 billion tonnes of carbon, requiring careful protection.

CongoPeat brings together an interdisciplinary team of leading experts to study this newly discovered yet threatened ecosystem.

Credit: Kevin McElvaney/Greenpeace

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To continue hearing about our research on the past, present and future of the world’s largest tropical peatland complex, please find us at @congopeat.bsky.social.

Interested in tropical peatlands? On 17-18 February, we have the first ever scientific conference on African peatlands, at the Royal Society in London. Free to attend+streamed online (w/ French subtitles). Register here:

📢 Congo Basin Science Initiative Fully Funded MSc and PhD Scholarships to start in September 2025.

Many exciting opportunities, with scholarships, for resident nationals of Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon and Republic of the Congo.

https://congobasinscience.net/scholarships/

Are you a researcher with an interest in the ecology and biodiversity of #peatlands? Join our upcoming scientific meeting on the theme of tropical peatlands in Africa:
https://ow.ly/BEu550UCvZg

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