Presented by Jean Jacques BAMBUTA BOOLE, DRC National Coordinator and Focal Point of Peatlands, Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, Democratic Republic of Congo at GLF Digital Conference Bonn, 3 Jun 2020

1. INTERNATIONAL TROPICAL
PEATLANDS CENTER
Peatlands conservation in Democratic Republic of Congo
Jean Jacques BAMBUTA BOOLE
DRC National Coordinator and Focal Point of Peatlands
Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development
Democratic Republic of Congo
jjbambuta@yahoo.fr; Tel.+243824747725; +243992556896

2. InternationalTropical PeatlandsCenter (ITPC)
Peatlands are area of production of community livelihoods in RDC.
Fishing, agriculture, picking of non-wood forest products and logging are made in
peatlands landscape, by local communities and indigenous peoples.
These activities have some negatives consequences on peatlands.
Question: how can RDC reduce the pressure on this ecosystem?
DRC’s Peatlands policy for the next 5 to 10 years will focus on conservation of
peatland for nature and peoples.
RDC’s peatland raod map for this period will develop activities like: mapping,
multidisciplinary research in peatland areas; Implementation of impact programs
reducing the pressure peatland; Drafting peatland management policy; strengthening
national and local capacities on peatland management.
Some blocking points for the conservation of peatlands : Better knowledge of
the peatland; strengthening national capacities on peatland management; availability
of a national policy dedicated to peatlands; consequent financial resources.
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, we are sure that the better peatland policy must
link the protection of peatlands to the enhancement of this ecosystem. The most
important question for RDC is what opportunities can conservation peatlands can
bring for nature and peoples.

3. tropicalpeatlands.org
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