AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoForest Governance in the Congo Basin: A two-day Yaounde workshop on “regional governance and cooperation on forest conversion in the Congo Basin” brought together policy-makers, NGOs, researchers and indigenous representatives from DR Congo, Gabon, Cameroon, CAR and Congo to map impacts of deforestation and agree on coordinated strategies to curb forest loss. Floating LNG for Gabon’s offshore push: Lloyd’s Register is providing classification and technical assurance for the conversion of the LNG Bayelsa into the FSU LNG Cap Lopez at Drydocks World Dubai, aimed at supporting liquefaction, storage and export for Gabon while helping reduce routine gas flaring. Mining site logistics in Gabon: Turkish firm Karmod installed modular container structures at a manganese mining site near Moanda, highlighting climate-control performance for operations facing heat, dust and heavy rainfall. Biodiversity discovery in Central Africa: Scientists confirmed a distinct Congo monkey species, Colobus congoensis (“Likweli”), based on genetic, anatomical and acoustic findings from remote Lomami–Congo (Lualaba) river areas in eastern DR Congo. Regional cooperation: Gabon and DR Congo signed a visa-free regime for diplomatic staff and civil servants, plus a framework agreement covering cooperation in environmental sectors. Climate extremes context: A wider Africa brief flags climate-driven wildfires, drought and flooding, and notes concerns about land-use and waste/drainage failures worsening impacts.
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