Three Basins Summit: Commissioner Sinkevičius signs roadmap for implementation of the EU-Congo Forest Partnership

The new roadmap will result in a strengthened dialogue to address deforestation and forest degradation and work towards a sustainable forest economy. Today, Virginijus Sinkevičius, Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, is signing the roadmap for the implementation of the EU-Congo Forest Partnership in Brazzaville. The roadmap has been developed by Team Europe – the...

Leaders from countries with the largest tropical forest basins are meeting in the Republic of Congo on Thursday to work together to protect the forests from deforestation and destruction. Delegates from Brazil, Indonesia, Republic of Congo and dozens of other countries at the Three Basins Summit in Brazzaville are hoping to form a coalition of...

Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of the Congo, had the privilege of hosting the summit of the three major tropical forest basins on the planet from October 26 to 28: the Amazon, Congo, and Borneo-Mekong basins.  These basins represent 80% of the world’s forest cover and approximately three-quarters of its biodiversity. Over 3,000 participants,...