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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 Cassie Dummett WCS UNEP-WCMC greifswaldmoor.de/peatland-atlas

Taking place tomorrow in Brussels & Online!

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 UKRI GCRF TRADE Hub European Economic and Social Committee.

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. Sylvia Kay European Economic and Social Committee UKRI GCRF TRADE Hub Making Agricultural Trade Sustainable

Takeaways from today’s 1st panel at our conference on sustainable and fair agricultural trade with Making Agricultural Trade Sustainable.

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, Greta Dargie ,@Cassiedummett, Elon Musk Prof Richard Betts UKRI GCRF TRADE Hub UNEP-WCMC UN Environment Programme @UCL

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/ 🧵

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/

Enjoy this blog I coauthored with Sonwa Denis Jean, to understand "why the benefits are so unbalanced as cocoa prices soar" UNEP-WCMC UKRI GCRF TRADE Hub UCL CIFOR-ICRAF Robert Nasi, Neil David Burgess IITA Congo Basin Institute forestsnews.cifor.org/88251/as-cocoa…

"Mimicry can lead to spatial diffusion of deforestation, creating a self-reinforcing cycle of deforestation in cocoa production areas". Thanks to Monica Evans UKRI GCRF TRADE Hub CIFOR-ICRAF Robert Nasi Neil David Burgess IITA Congo Basin Institute WRI Climate forestsnews.cifor.org/88603/higher-i…

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 UKRI GCRF TRADE Hub IITA CIFOR-ICRAF Congo Basin Institute UKRI GCRF TRADE Hub

Peatlands !!! An opportunity to strenghthen IPLC livelihoods.

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 Jonas Ngouhouo P.

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 Cassie Dummett Suspense Averti iFO Robert Nasi UNEP-WCMC