📢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

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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#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.

Charlie Hackforth@hackforth.bsky.social · 9mo ago

As we come to the end of 2025 I've had some time to photograph some moth specimens from my work in the Republic of the Congo, which I will share here in the coming weeks. First up: Mazuca strigicincta (Walker, 1866) Noctuidae: Xyleninae C. Hackforth det. 2024 Republic of the Congo

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.

CongoPeat@congopeat.bsky.social · 10mo ago

📣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

📣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

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🎉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

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.

Bart Crezee@bartcrezee.bsky.social · last yr.

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

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

World’s largest tropical peatlands revealed to be more than 40,000 years old

A peatland complex in the Congo Basin which is known to be a globally important carbon store is twice as old as previously thought, according to a new scientific study.

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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

Cambridge Collections Connections Communities@camglamresearch.bsky.social · last yr.

🥁 Drum rolls needed! Applications for the Natural History Humanities Visiting Fellowships are now OPEN! We are so excited to offer this incredible opportunity! Please, help us share the news! 2 online sandpits to meet #GLAM people @uniofcam.bsky.social Info 👇 www.ccc.cam.ac.uk/initiatives/...

@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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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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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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