Developed by the ARRC Task Force under the IKI-funded Congo Basin Peatlands project led by UNEP, this infographic provides practical, science-based guidance on applying the mitigation hierarchy to reduce the impacts of oil and gas development on great apes and their habitats.
It outlines key steps to support informed decision-making across the different phases of large-scale development projects — from baseline surveys and impact assessment to mitigation, rehabilitation, and offsetting — while highlighting the importance of early planning, cross-sector coordination, and the use of robust ecological data to guide interventions.
Highly relevant in contexts where integrated landscape approaches aim to balance conservation, development, and livelihoods across overlapping land uses, this resource helps operationalize best practices at the interface of biodiversity conservation, natural resource management, and economic development.
By translating global standards into accessible and actionable steps, it contributes to strengthening science–policy–practice linkages — a core pillar of the CBLI — and supports more sustainable and responsible landscape management across the Congo Basin.
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