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Last update: 2 hours agoIboga Spotlight in Gabon: In west African forests, Bwiti elders are guiding participants through traditional iboga treatment—drums, an eight-string harp, and long psychedelic rites—while the plant and ibogaine are thrust into global focus after a U.S. executive order pushes regulators to review its legal status and mental-health potential. Conservation Mapping Rules: A new review of 398 studies says participatory mapping is growing fast, but still struggles with consistent standards on ethics, data ownership, and how community maps actually drive decisions—highlighting how Gabon’s lived-in forests can be misread as “empty” by outside datasets. Regional Policy & Trade: Gabon’s oil story stays active as TotalEnergies EP Gabon reports stronger Q1 profitability on higher selling prices, while UAE–Gabon trade ties are referenced through new economic partnership agreements. Wildlife Enforcement: In Cameroon’s East Region, traffickers were arrested with 700+ kg of pangolin scales, showing how cross-border wildlife networks keep pressure on Central Africa.
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