Congo Basin Current Affairs, GK & News
Congo Basin Forests – State of the Forests 2021
The report titled “Congo Basin Forests – State of the Forests 2021” was released recently by the Central African Forests Commission. Key findings Increased investment and research is required for the protection of peatlands in central Congo basin, which are currently under threat because of hydrocarbon exploration, logging, palm oil plantation, hydroelectric dams and climate ..
Month: current affairs - september, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs • Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Africa • Congo • Congo Basin • Democratic Republic of Congo • Peatland • Peatlands • Republic of the Congo
COP26’s First Major Deal
In the COP26 climate summit’s first major deal, on November 2, 2021, 100 world leaders are set to make promise to end and reverse deforestation by 2030. Highlights Brazil will be among the signatories. In Brazil stretches of the Amazon rainforest have been cut down. The pledge includes around $19.2bn of public and private funds. ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs • International / World Current Affairs • Summits and Conferences
Topics: Amazon basin • Amazon rainforest • Congo Basin • COP26 • COP26's first major deal • Global warming
Study: Only 3% of land areas unspoiled by humans
The researchers from Key Biodiversity Areas Secretariat at Cambridge have figured out the amount of “Intact Habitat” on the earth. An Intact habitat is an unbroken natural landscape with no signs of human activity. However, the study has included an additional factor to define “Intact Habitat”, which is, in these regions the plant and animal ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs • Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Amazon • Biodiversity • Climate change • Congo Basin • Forest cover • Forest cover loss • Habitat • Siberia
June 9: Coral Triangle Day
Every year the Coral Triangle Day is observed on June 9. The Day is observed by the Coral Triangle Initiative Coral Triangle Initiative The Initiative is a multilateral partnership of six countries namely Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste. The Coral Triangle Initiative is also called the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: Amazon rain forest • Congo Basin • Coral reefs • Coral Triangle Day • Coral Triangle Initiative • Marine ecosystem • Tropical Rain Forest
Brazzaville declaration signed to protect world’s largest tropical peatland
The Brazzaville declaration was singed to promote better management and conservation world’s largest tropical peatlands-Cuvette Centrale region in Congo Basin from unregulated land use and prevent its drainage and degradation. It was signed jointly by Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Republic of Congo and Indonesia on the sidelines of Third Partners Meeting of Global Peatlands ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2018
Topics: Brazzaville declaration • Congo Basin • Cuvette Centrale region • Environment • Global Peatlands Initiative • Peatlands