African tropical peatlands: their value and vulnerability

17 - 18 February 2025 09:00 - 17:00 The Royal Society Free Watch online
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Ovide Emba, a scientist and biology student at the peatlands, bordering the Ruki River, close to the village Mpeka.

Discussion meeting organised by Professor Simon Lewis FRS, Professor Ifo Suspense Averti, Professor Corneille Ewango, Professor Sue Page and Professor Angela Gallego-Sala.

Tropical peatlands were thought to be rare in Africa. The 2017 mapping of Earth’s largest tropical peatland complex in the central Congo basin changed that view. This Discussion Meeting is the first ever conference on African peatlands, presenting new findings on the ecology, biodiversity, greenhouse gas fluxes, current management, and potential futures of these vulnerable ecosystems.

Programme

The programme, including speaker biographies and abstracts, will be available soon.

Attending the meeting

This event is intended for researchers in the field.

  • Free to attend

  • Both in person and online registration is available and advance registration is essential

  • An optional lunch costing £25 is available on both days of the meeting. There are plenty of places to eat nearby if you would prefer to purchase food offsite. Participants are welcome to bring their own lunch to the meeting

 

Enquiries: contact the Scientific Programmes team

Image credit: © Nanna Heitmann/Magnum Photos

Caption: Ovide Emba, a scientist and biology student at the peatlands, bordering the Ruki River, close to the village Mpeka, Équateur Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo