Authorities in Tshopo Province in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are set to transfer 847,818 hectares of rainforest ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. How much does it cost to protect the Congo Rainforest? Where does the money come from? Who pays and how is that money used? What models of forest ...

The World Institute for Conservation and Environment (WICE) and the Central African Forests Commission (COMIFAC), the intergovernmental body coordinating forest policy across Central Africa, have ...

Are Indigenous people inherently better at caring for natural areas, or does nature need to be protected from them? Both of these reductive stereotypes are often repeated, but neither gives the whole ...

The Republic of Congo’s Ministry of Forest Economy, in partnership with the Wildlife Conservation Society, has launched an investment plan for high-integrity forests in Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park.

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It is the year 2050. The Blue Nile has almost run dry, starved of the rains at its source that were historically sustained by atmospheric rivers flowing from the Congo Basin rainforests. Nearly half a ...

The Belgian empire invaded the Congo rainforest during the late 19th century and swiftly established itself as the cruelest imperial force in Africa. The Congo is the world’s second-largest rainforest ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STORY: Singing and cheers welcomed the return of a long lost statue to this village in western Democratic Republic of Congo. The ...

The Republic of the Congo became an independent nation on August 15th, 1960. Measuring in at more than two million square kilometers, Central Africa’s Congolian rainforests play host to a truly ...

Despite renewed global attention on ecosystem protection during Earth Day, the Congo Basin’s forests — among the world’s most vital carbon sinks — are facing mounting threats.