Son excellence Mme @ASoudanNonault ministre de l'environnement, du développement durable et de bassin du Congo incarne la volonté politique à la préservation des tourbières au vu de leur rôle. La loi 33 de Nov 2023 en dit davantage !

In the Republic of #Congo. #Indigenous #Peoples and local communities have been #sustainably foraging from the #peatlands for generations. @LgetaU @CassieDummett @CongoPeat @ucl @UniversityLeeds @SueSep5 @ipspeatlands @ForestsMatter @SonwaDenis @unepwcmc @UNESCO @CIFOR_ICRAF

The #peatlands in #Congo Basin are a globally important store of carbon and a source of livelihoods for local & Indigenous people. Our multi-stakeholder meeting in #Brazzaville built consensus that these people should be at the heart of its preservation @CongoPeat @jonaspoufoun

Peatlands & river contribute to more than 60% of the economic value of the livelihoods of indigenous peoples and local communities in the Cuvette and Sangha departments. #workshop #protect #livelihoods #peatlands #congo, @CongoPeat @CassieDummett @LgetaU @ForestsMatter @unepwcmc

Peatlands !!! An opportunity to strenghthen IPLC livelihoods.

L’emploi des membres des peuples autochtones Baka par les communautés bantoues semble orienté vers l’utilisation intense des terres, et par conséquent associé à une plus grande déforestation. @INRAE_France @GCRF_TRADE_Hub @IITA_CGIAR @CIFOR_ICRAF @CBI_UCLA @GCRF_TRADE_Hub

"Mimicry can lead to spatial diffusion of deforestation, creating a self-reinforcing cycle of deforestation in cocoa production areas". Thanks to @MonicaEvansNZ @GCRF_TRADE_Hub @CIFOR_ICRAF @ForestsMatter @NeilBurgess081 @IITA_CGIAR @CBI_UCLA @WRIClimate https://t.co/Uy9UXvECwE

Enjoy this blog I coauthored with @SonwaDenis, to understand "why the benefits are so unbalanced as cocoa prices soar" @unepwcmc @GCRF_TRADE_Hub @ucl @CIFOR_ICRAF @ForestsMatter, @NeilBurgess081 @IITA_CGIAR @CBI_UCLA https://t.co/c6MAS6IF7O

Our newly published Paper with @kynjabo @PhilDelacote @SonwaDenis, #Youba_Ndiaye and #Sabine_Chaupain_Guillot https://t.co/Nnx80KTL6m

Cocoa-based livelihood strategies is associated with higher risk of deforestation with a spatial spillover reaching 20% of the direct effects and comparable to the direct effects of other livelihood strategies. @simeonehui @EbaaAtyi @chrisebeke @VMZaun @ElsaOrdway @CBI_UCLA

Development & trade in agriculture may impact rural deforestation via three channels: income , activity portfolio & market integration. @ucl @unepwcmc @GCRF_TRADE_Hub @IITA_CGIAR @ForestsMatter @AlbertZeufack @IFRIresearch @CIFOR_ICRAF @NeilBurgess081 https://t.co/Nnx80KTL6m

Leaves are also collected for food. These ones are used by families to wrap manioc, and are also sold in the local market. Nice sustainable packaging! 3/

Our stay in the forest in Cuvette, Republic of Congo, shows that peat forest plays an essential part in the life of the villagers living near it. Firstly for fish - and fishing is the main source of food and income. 1/ 🧵

Congo peatlands would never be protected without meeting IPLC needs, wellbeing and aspiration. Let's meet them AT the core of the Cuvette central peatlands in Congo. #Congopeat, @DargieGreta ,@Cassiedummett, @elonmusk @richardabetts @GCRF_TRADE_Hub @unepwcmc @UNEP @UCL

Taking place tomorrow in Brussels & Online!

Takeaways from today’s 1st panel at our conference on sustainable and fair agricultural trade with @MATS_H2020.

Policy to address #smallholders & #social #sustainability should be implemented at different level including territorial market where Local processing activities, extension services to farmers should be developped & provided. @SylviaKayTNI @EU_EESC @GCRF_TRADE_Hub @MATS_H2020

Solving power imballance via good farmer structuring can raise farmers capacity to set prices beyond product marginal cost, raise farmer voice for better representativeness in policy making, improve financial inclusion & their power to claim secure lands @GCRF_TRADE_Hub @EU_EESC.

The future of the climate relies statistically on the Peatlands! Peatlands are among the smallest ecosystems (about 4.7% area of 4 main ecosystems), yet they store more than 34.5% of the carbone worldwilde ! @CongoPeat @CassieDummett @TheWCS @unepwcmc https://t.co/ZRQHnJajqC

I mean 34.5% of the carbon