Carbon and communities: The future of the Congo Basin peatlands
Scientific mapping in 2017 revealed that the peatlands of the Cuvette Centrale in the Congo Basin are the largest and most intact in the world’s...
Oil exploration in DR Congo peatland risks forests, climate and local communities
The Democratic Republic of Congo is putting 16 oil exploration blocks up for auction, including nine in the peatlands of the Cuvette Centrale. Environmentalists warn...
The Global Wetland Outlook: Special Edition 2021 highlights the importance of wetland services for sustainable development
The Global Wetland Outlook: Special Edition 2021 is now available. This special edition shows wetlands offer unmatched opportunities for reducing emissions, adapting to climate impacts and reversing...
Uganda / Wetlands Management – The Governing Council of the RAMCEA defines its operating rules
The Ramsar Centre for Eastern Africa (RAMCEA) on Tuesday 10th November 2015 marked yet another important milestone by approving, adopting and signing the Rules and Regulations...
Earth Observation support for national monitoring and reporting on wetlands
Over the past years the GlobWetland Africa team has worked together with the Ramsar Centre for Eastern Africa (RAMCEA) and national agencies in Uganda to...
The Ramsar Centre for Eastern Africa steps forward
The Heads of Administrative Authorities from the Republic of Burundi, the Republic of Kenya, the United Republic of Tanzania and the Republic of Uganda came...
