Current Affairs - International - Discussion

Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Republic of Congo and Indonesia have signed Brazzaville Declaration that promotes better management and conservation of Cuvette Centrale region in the Congo Basin, the world's largest tropical peatlands. Peatlands are wetlands that contain a mixture of partially decomposed organic material. The declaration was signed on the sidelines of the Third Partners Meeting of the Global Peatlands Initiative, that was held in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, from 21st - 23rd March 2018. Indonesia has been made a party to this agreement as it is considered as most experienced country in the world on peat management issues. Equivalent of three years of global greenhouse gas emissions are stored in peatland of Cuvette Centrale region in the Congo Basin, which are about the size of England.