Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Tropical-Peatland-in-the-Democratic-Republic-of-Congo-27MZIFJXKCC99.htmlConceptually similarTropical Peatland in the Democratic Republic of CongoGP0STR8KLCompleted★★★★Tropical Peatland in the Democratic Republic of CongoGP0STR8MECompleted★★★★★★Tropical Peatland in the Democratic Republic of CongoGP0STR7HRCompleted★★★★★★The Congo Basin PeatlandGP0STR8JSCompleted★★★★Scientific Research on Tropical Peatland in the Democratic Republic of CongoGP0STR8M3Completed★★★★Scientist and international Journalists enter the Congo Basin PeatlandGP0STR8K5Completed★★★★Scientific Research on Tropical Peatland in the Democratic Republic of CongoGP0STR7GXCompleted★★★★Joseph Katenga, Forest adviser to the Minister of Environment and Sustainable DevelopmentGP0STR8MDCompleted★★★★Dance for Congo with Schoolkids of LokolamaGP0STR8K1Completed★★★★View AllGP0STR7F8Tropical Peatland in the Democratic Republic of CongoA team from Greenpeace Africa are working with local partners to conduct scientific research in the village of Lokolama, 45 km from Mbandaka - capital of the province of Equateur in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The team aim to identify the presence of tropical peatlands in the region, and to measure its depth.Locations:Africa-Democratic Republic of the Congo-ÉquateurDate:28 Oct, 2017Credit:© Kevin McElvaney / GreenpeaceMaximum size:7360px X 4912pxKeywords:Day-Forests (campaign title)-KWCI (GPI)-Landscapes-Outdoors-PeatlandShoot:Peatland Forest in the Democratic Republic of the CongoDocumentation of ground-level research into satellite data on vast peatland areas recently discovered by scientists in the swamps of the Congo Basin rainforest, as well as affected communities and the natural environment. The most carbon-rich tropical region in the world is estimated to store the equivalent of three years’ worth of total global fossil fuel.Related Collections:Congo Basin Peatland Documentation (Photos & Video)
