AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoEbola Response: DRC cases have topped 10,000, with 4,887 deaths recorded by Oct. 25. The outbreak has reached eight provinces, and insecurity is hampering surveillance. A vaccine trial launched in Bunia is testing Ervebo and may add candidates designed for the Bundibugyo strain; Ervebo’s protection against this strain is not yet known. Biodiversity Research: Camera traps in western DRC’s Luki Biosphere Reserve captured the first recorded grey-necked picathartes in the country. The discovery strengthens the case for a cross-border Mayombe forest protected area. Forest Protection: A new report warns that extraction threatens conservation goals: 29% of the Congo Basin’s key biodiversity areas remain unprotected. Regional environmental groups, including DRC representatives, are due to meet in Libreville on Oct. 28–29 to press governments to turn forest commitments into action.
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