CongoPeat Newsletter Issue 08 – December 2022
Read the CongoPeat Newsletter Issue 08 – December 2022.
CongoPeat@COP27
Prof Simon Lewis (CongoPeat Lead Scientist / University of Leeds & UCL) and CongoPeat colleagues are speaking at the following events:
Call for abstracts
The EGU23 call for abstracts for the session Tropical Peatlands: Past, Present, Uncertain Future is awaiting your contribution! The conference will take place in Vienna, Austria and online from 23-28 April 2023. It is open to scientists of all nations. The session convenors are Professor Simon Lewis, Dr Greta Dargie, Dr Euridice Honorio Coronado and Professor Susan Page.
Protecting the Congo Peatlands for Climate Mitigation and Adaptation
A COP27 briefing from the CongoPeat international team of scientists.
Jean-Marie Moutsamboté
The CongoPeat network is sad to learn of the death of Professor Jean-Marie Moutsamboté on the 3rd of September, 2022. Professor Moutsamboté was the Republic of the Congo’s most highly regarded botanist, and one of the few people to study the plants of the Cuvette Centrale peatlands.
Fieldwork in pictures: Coring peat in Cuvette Department, RoC
Students from Université Marien Ngouabi and University of St Andrews in the field with Dr Greta Dargie.
CongoPeat @ UN Climate Change Conference (COP26)
Catch up online on our our COP26 event Protecting the Congo peatlands for climate mitigation & adaptation. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWM37eVjKMM
CongoPeat Newsletter Issue 06 – November 2021
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Video: Exploring the Central Congo Basin Peatlands
Just released: video preview for our COP26 event Climb onboard with the CongoPeat expedition teams to see the unique value of the peatlands in the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Link to video: https://youtu.be/44mtN3IJ46U For more information, join our COP26 event and drinks reception. Read the COP26 briefing from …
Protecting the Congo Basin Peatlands to Safeguard Climate and Biodiversity
A COP26 briefing from the CongoPeat international team of scientists.