A two-day event tasked with promoting the critical environmental role played by the world's rainforests has gotten underway in the Gabonese capital Libreville. The One Forest Summit is shining a light on the Congo Basin forests in particular – which are under-researched and underfunded despite being a major frontier against the impacts of climate change.
The summit is the brainchild of Gabonese President Ali Bongo and French President Emmanuel Macron, who announced it at last year's COP27 climate conference in Egypt.
