The Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (ASFA) recently held a meeting in Kinshasa to argue for the reorienting of food production around agroecology in the Congo Basin.

Civil society groups, donors, government representatives and small-scale farmers gathered to exchange views on challenges and solutions to food security.

By Elodie Toto
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/09/drc-food-sovereignty-summit-yields-support-for-agroecology-local-land-rights/

#News #Conservation #Environment #Africa #CongoBasin #Agriculture #Agroecology

Hey everyone, I've got a major request. 🧵

For the past four months I've been working with the #Africa team at @mongabay examining the critical issues facing the #CongoBasin and putting it all together in a podcast series.

To call this daunting is a vast understatement. Despite the challenges, I am really proud of the work we are doing. We've summarized some really complex topics in a format I think people will appreciate.

I want as many people to listen to it as possible. Want to help us out?

Hey! Thanks for the follow everyone!

If you're interested to hear my latest work, I recommend you listen to my #podcast series on the #CongoBasin which I've been releasing in installments over the past couple months.

Episodes 1 - 3 are out now. You can find them by clicking the linktree in by bio, or searching "Mongabay Explores" on the podcast provider of your choice.

Greeting new followers. Some folks have migrated here with the continued degradation of the bird site. Time for another #introduction

I’m Mike and I’m an American audio/visual journalist based in Sydney #Australia.

If you listen to the podcasts at @mongabay thats my voice.

I cover a very wide range of topics and locations including #NewGuinea #CongoBasin #ClimateChange #Solutions #Deforestation and #HumanRights.

Great apes are on track to lose 94% of their range to climate change by 2050 if humans do nothing to address the problem, according to research.

In this episode of Mongabay Explores, experts speak with Mongabay about the threats to bonobos and mountain gorillas, the importance of great apes for the protection of Congo Basin rainforest, and ways forward for conservation.

from @MikeDiGirolamo

https://news.mongabay.com/2023/06/big-potential-and-immense-challenges-for-great-ape-conservation-in-the-congo-basin-experts-say/

#conservation #CongoBasin #Apes #Africa #Wildlife #Trafficking

Great #apes in the #CongoBasin are in a heap of trouble, for a variety of reasons.

Saving them is a daunting task, but there's massive potential. I spoke about it with 4 experts who have worked in the DRC and Uganda to get an overview on the problems and promises of great ape #conservation.

Listen to my latest episode on the @Mongabay Explores podcast.

https://news.mongabay.com/2023/06/big-potential-and-immense-challenges-for-great-ape-conservation-in-the-congo-basin-experts-say/

DRC dilemma: Generate oil wealth or combat climate change?

https://www.dw.com/en/drc-dilemma-generate-oil-wealth-or-combat-climate-change/a-64994236?maca=en-dipa_news_mstdn-34613-xml-mrss

#Africa #DemocraticRepublicofCongo #oilexploration #rainforest #CongoBasin