AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoForest Governance in the Congo Basin: A two-day regional workshop in Yaounde on “regional governance and cooperation on forest conversion” closed Aug. 19, bringing together policy-makers, NGOs, researchers and indigenous representatives from DR Congo, Gabon, Cameroon, CAR and Congo to assess deforestation pressures and push coordinated strategies for monitoring and sustainable forest management. Floating LNG for Gabon: 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, supporting Gabon’s offshore liquefaction, storage and export while aiming to cut routine gas flaring. Gabon-DRC Cooperation: Gabon’s President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema and DR Congo’s Félix Tshisekedi signed a visa-free regime for diplomatic staff and civil servants, plus a framework agreement covering judicial, environmental, health and mining cooperation, overseen by a joint commission. Mining Site Logistics in Gabon: Turkish firm Karmod installed modular container structures at a manganese mining site near Moanda, citing climate-control performance for work and living spaces in tropical conditions. Wildlife Discovery: Scientists confirmed a distinct Congo Basin monkey species, Colobus congoensis (“likweli”), highlighting how remote habitats still hold undocumented biodiversity.
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