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.

Our new study, led by Greta Dargie and published yesterday in Environmental Research Letters, shows that the Congo Basin peatlands are twice as old as previously thought. www.leeds.ac.uk/main-index/n... @congopeat.bsky.social @simonlewis.bsky.social @iopp-environment.bsky.social

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

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...

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/...

3 week visiting fellowships for ECRs - looks cool

@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

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!

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!

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

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