Like the Amazon, the Congo Basin rainforest is turning from carbon “sink” to source, new study says Accessibility statement Skip to main content Democracy Dies in Darkness ...

The Congo rainforest is losing its ability to absorb carbon dioxide. That’s bad for climate change. March 4, 2020 at 11:30 pm Updated March 15, 2020 at 8:12 am ...

The Congo rainforest, the second largest tropical forest in the world, has been handed a temporary lifeline after two-thirds of timber concessions were cancelled this week.

High-definition trail cameras at a national park in the Republic of the Congo revealed a “truly breathtaking” glimpse of some ...

Rainforest nations failed to agree on formal commitments last week during the United Nations-backed Summit of the Three Rainforest Basins in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo. Among the shelved ...

A summit in DR Congo's capital aimed at protecting central Africa's rainforest on Tuesday heard activists and politicians arguing that conservation efforts must address food security for locals ...

Actress, author and humanitarian Ashley Judd is recuperating at a South African trauma unit after almost losing a leg in a “catastrophic” fall in a Congo rainforest. In an Instagram Live chat ...

Video, 00:02:36 Fight to protect Congo's rainforest. Subsection. Africa. Published. 5 December 2011. 2:36. Up Next. Watch: Lorry driver trapped in cabin after China bridge collapse.

In 1999, the Yaoundé Forest Summit launched a major conservation effort for the Congo Basin Rainforest. As a result, 13 million acres have been set aside as wildlife preserves. Nevertheless, the ...

At 200 million hectares, the Congo Basin rainforest is second only to the Amazon in size, and provides habitat for endangered animals found nowhere else such as bonobos, gorillas, and okapi.