The Republic of Congo, as the initiator of the alliance between the Three Great Basins, will host the Founding Summit of the Amazon – Congo – Borneo – Mekong – Southeast Asia, Summit of the Three Basins, Biodiversity Ecosystems, and Tropical Forests (S3B EBFT), in October 2023 in Brazzaville.

The Summit will bring together Heads of State, Official Delegations, Government Representatives, International Institutions, Donors, Financing Organizations, and Experts, with the aim of strengthening South-South governance for the three regulatory ecosystems, Amazon – Congo – Borneo-Mekong – Southeast Asia. These regions alone account for 80% of the world’s tropical forests and two-thirds of terrestrial biodiversity, playing an essential role in regulating the carbon balance. The purpose of the Summit is to implement, within the framework of the United Nations Decade for Ecosystem Restoration, the first global coalition to restore 350 million hectares of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. The 2021-2030 Decade, proclaimed by the United Nations for ecosystem restoration, calls for global mobilization in the face of the environmental and climate emergency that threatens our precious planet. In these critical times, all must act together and with determination to preserve the 350 million hectares of tropical forests, which represent a colossal investment of 1 trillion dollars according to United Nations experts’ estimates. Preserving biodiversity and tropical forests is crucial in the face of climate change.

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Summit of the three basins

Summit of the Tropical Forest Basins of the World

Three Basins Summit: WWF expectations