AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoCongo Basin Forests: Civil society groups from six countries, including the DRC, will meet in Libreville on 28–29 October to press governments to turn forest-protection commitments into action and strengthen Indigenous and local communities’ role in decisions and climate finance. Wildlife: A first record of the rare grey-necked picathartes in western DRC’s threatened Luki Biosphere Reserve bolsters calls for a cross-border Mayombe protected area spanning parts of DRC, Republic of Congo and Angola. Biodiversity at Risk: A new report warns that 29% of key biodiversity areas in the Congo Basin remain unprotected, while mining and oil and gas activities overlap with protected lands across tropical regions. It urges stronger safeguards and community land rights to meet the global 30-by-30 conservation goal. Shared Waters: At the Luanda Biennial, President Félix Tshisekedi called for water governance that balances regional cooperation and ecosystem protection with countries’ sovereignty over shared resources.
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