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CongoPeat @congopeat.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

📢Royal Society theme issue African tropical peatlands: function, value and vulnerability now published! Building on the first conference on African tropical peatlands, it presents 16 reports. Full articles in English and abstracts in either French or English: royalsocietypublishing.org/rstb/issue

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Volume 381 Issue 1956 | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B | The Royal Society

Influential themed journal issues across the life sciences.

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CongoPeat @congopeat.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

#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.

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cassiedummett.bsky.social @cassiedummett.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

I am pleased to promote this research - our Congo peatlands research into how to protect the peatlands and the livelihoods they support. My thanks to all the colleagues and stakeholders who made this research possible.

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CongoPeat @congopeat.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

📣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

Illustration of livelihood activities in communities dependent on Congo Basin peatlands

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SDSN @unsdsn.org · 13/11/2025

📹 Now Live at #COP30: Congo Assessment Report 2025: From Past to Future – Resilience and Sustainable Development Tune in 👉 youtu.be/b-K56c00KxI

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Forest Pavilion at COP30 – 13Nov PM – Forest information

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Congo Basin Science Initiative (CBSI) @congobasinscience.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

🎉We’re thrilled to announce the First CBSI annual conference is happening between 7 - 9 January 2026 in Congo Brazzaville! 🔗Find out more and register here congobasinscience.net/news/cbsi-an... #Conference #CongoBasinScience #Congo #CapacityBuilding #SustainableDevelopment #Rainforest #Brazzaville

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Simon Lewis @simonlewis.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Huge new work in the central Congo peatlands, showing that the peatlands began forming 42,000 years ago. Culmination of around 15 major expeditions over the past decade, and a huge effort by many people.

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CongoPeat @congopeat.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Ahead of their next field mission, ECRs from Congo and DRC involved in peatland mapping work for IKI Congo Peatlands project convene with colleagues at Congo Basin Forum 2025, Kinshasa. cbforum.crrebac.org

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Congo Basin Science Initiative (CBSI) @congobasinscience.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

En avril 2025, le National Geographic révèle l'histoire d'une génération pionnière de scientifiques d'Afrique centrale qui s'efforcent de comprendre les écosystèmes du bassin du Congo à un moment où nous en avons le plus besoin. www.nationalgeographic.fr/environnemen...

Collecte de données météorologiques à la station de recherche de Yangambi en RDC. Crédit image : Nichole Sobecki.

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Congo Basin Science Initiative (CBSI) @congobasinscience.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Feature in April 2025 National Geographic reveals the story of a new vanguard of central African scientists who are striving to understand the ecosystems of the Congo Basin at a time when it is needed most: www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/...

Collecting climate data at Yangambi Research Station, DRC. Credit: Nichole Sobecki

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Lera Miles @leramiles.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

3 week visiting fellowships for ECRs - looks cool

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Peaty Sue @suepage.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

@DargieGreta gets our @royalsociety.org African peatlands meeting off to a great start with a review of state of knowledge of these globally important carbon-dense ecosystems @congopeat.bsky.social

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Congo Basin Science Initiative (CBSI) @congobasinscience.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Vous êtes ressortissant du Gabon, Cameroun, Congo ou la RDC et vous vous intéressez au climat, à l'écologie ou à l'économie du bassin du Congo? CBSI dispose de 28 bourses d'études supérieures. Posez votre candidature avant le 28 février. Plus d'informations ci-dessus, n'hésitez pas à les partager!

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Scholarships | Congo Basin Science Initiative

Discover CBSI Scholarships: funding opportunities for science students focused on the Congo Basin. Explore now...

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Congo Basin Science Initiative (CBSI) @congobasinscience.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Are you, or do you know, a national of Gabon, Cameroon, Congo or DRC interested in studying the climate, ecology or economy of the Congo Basin? CBSI has 28 fully-funded scholarships across a wide range of projects, applications due February 28th. More info here: shorturl.at/5flYY Please share!

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Scholarships | Congo Basin Science Initiative

Discover CBSI Scholarships: funding opportunities for science students focused on the Congo Basin. Explore now...

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CongoPeat @congopeat.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

The programme for our upcoming scientific meeting on the theme of tropical #peatlands in Africa is now live. The meeting will be held at the Royal Society in London and will be streamed online. To register for free or find out more visit: ow.ly/BEu550UCvZg @royalsocietypublishing.org

Poster advertising the dates and organisers of the upcoming meeting on African tropical peatlands

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CongoPeat @congopeat.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Welcome to the CongoPeat Bluesky account. We are a scientific program researching the past, present and future of the world's largest tropical peatland complex. Please follow our page to keep up to date with research, news and events regarding the central Congo peatlands.

Two researchers from the CongoPeat research group are seen discussing maps of forest cover and peatland extent in the central Congo Peatlands

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