Dominique Bikaba

Executive Director of
Strong Roots Congo

[University of Oxford @UniofOxford]

NEW: Almost 8,000 animal species could be pushed closer to extinction by the end of this century.

Climate change is driving more extreme heat, and when that combines with human land-use changes, many habitats become far less livable for wildlife.

[Yale Environment 360 @YaleE360]

Chimpanzees in Uganda were found treating the injuries of other, unrelated chimps, including those caught in hunting snares.
https://t.co/2VBgR71j0p

[British Ecological Society @BritishEcolSoc]

"Ministers promised a win-win for nature and development, but without amendments - this is a loss for both."

BES member Prof @EJMilnerGulland explains how part 3 of the UK governments planning and infrastructure bill threatens both nature and delivery.

https://t.co/n9R90nt539

[Whitley Fund for Nature @WhitleyAwards]

🌱Conservation in action! @DominiqueBikaba, 2018 #WhitleyAward winner, is featured in #SoilExhibition at @SomersetHouse - a celebration of soil’s power to shape our #future.📍Don’t miss this immersive exhibition (on until April): https://t.co/RZH0Ay1jE0 #Agroforestry #MapOfHope

[Eve Bazaiba @Evebazaiba]

Au Segment de haut de la @COP16Colombia nous avons au nom de la #RDC🇨🇩:
1. Vanté l’immense potentiel de la biodiversité du pays;
2. Dénoncé l’écocide dans mon pays avec le terrorisme du #Rwanda;
3. Evoqué les 2 initiatives qu’apporte la #RDC pour la protection de la biodiversité;

[Dominique Bikaba @Dominiquebikaba]

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[Dominique Bikaba @Dominiquebikaba]

Unveiling the Secrets: An Insider's Guide to Visiting the Gorillas of Ka... https://t.co/qc9eS2vGK1 via @YouTube

[ZSL @OfficialZSL]

Gorillas are being pushed to the brink of extinction by coltan mining, an alloy used in mobile phones.

Over 50% of eastern lowland gorillas have been lost since the 1990s, but by recycling our old phones and buying sustainably, we can help protect the world’s biggest primate.

[Dominique Bikaba @Dominiquebikaba]

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[Yale Environment 360 @YaleE360]

Siddharth Kara spent four years investigating the cobalt boom in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and its steep human cost.

In a new interview, he talks about the horrific conditions in the mines, where many of the workers are young children.
https://t.co/ep5Dh9dOIr

[Nafeesa Esmail @NafeesaEsmail]

Really pleased to share our Horizon Scan for community-based #conservation. The #openaccess paper in @Trends_Ecol_Evo features 15 emerging threats and opportunities expected to shape the future of community-based conservation globally. https://t.co/mjsEbtsNcF @WilderInstitute

[Gabriele Corno @Gabriele_Corno]

As long as people think that animals don't feel, animals will have to feel that people don't think.

[Rainforest Trust @RainforestTrust]

A million species are at risk of #extinction this century. The leading cause is habitat destruction, and the most valuable habitat is #rainforest. In 2020, more than 10 million acres of rainforest were destroyed—12% more than in 2019.

[Sophus zu Ermgassen @sophusticated]

Businesses, govts & international institutions are increasingly talking about a “nature-positive” (N+) future. But what does it mean, what are businesses actually doing, & how do we achieve genuine N+ outcomes?

🎺🎺🎺Our new preprint out today🎺🎺🎺

https://t.co/DONmoixeKM

[Beth Kaplin @BethKaplin1]

This needs attention urgently: DRC to auction oil and gas permits in endangered gorilla habitat https://t.co/bRUBY6A31S

[Arcus Foundation: Great Apes & Gibbons Program @ArcusApes]

In the Burhinyi Community Forest of Democratic Republic of the Congo, @WhitleyAwards winner Dominique, founder of the NGO Strong Roots, is working to empower communities and fighting for the survival of DRC's eastern lowland #gorillas. https://t.co/IWfBmhBWni #GreatApes

[Solving Climate, Naturally @SCNpod]

Episode 7 is out! @kate_wharton_ sits down with @Dominiquebikaba to talk about his work with Strong Roots Congo and the past, present, and future of the forests of the Congo Basin. Tune in via @ApplePodcasts and @spotifypodcasts! https://t.co/7p85HqBPxR

[Whitley Fund for Nature @WhitleyAwards]

🌿 They were calculated through plant analysis that identified 6,409 individuals across 210 species and 72 families.

💶 Whitley Award winner @Dominiquebikaba and his NGO, Strong Roots Congo, are exploring how carbon credits could help sustain funding for community conservation.

[Dominique Bikaba @Dominiquebikaba]

@melissaariasg @ICCS_updates @IWTnet @OxZooDept Congratulations!!!! I am proud of your efforts and of your supervisor. All the very best for the next steps