Centre for Nature and Climate
Defending Earth’s Last Lung | World Economic Forum Annual Meeting
Davos (Switzerland)
Wednesday 22nd January 2025
15:00–15:30 (CET)
The Congo basin is the last tropical forest system on the planet that absorbs more carbon than it emits and is home to 139 million people.
With nearly two thirds of the forest located in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, how can bold policy and foresighted collaboration support conservation, sustainable economic development and peace-building?