Many experts believe they are descended from the original Middle Stone Age expansion of anatomically modern humans.

For centuries, locals have told stories of mokele-mbembe, a legendary creature said to lurk in the Congo Basin. But as ...

The practice takes place near homes and rivers. Researchers show large chunks of critically important forest are being ...

Experts call them cloud forests, and they only occur at elevations of approximately 800 to 3,000 metres, in regions such as Central and South America, Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Caribbean.

Burkina Faso’s little-known nature reserves need protection. They are a key stopover point for the 2.1 billion birds that ...

A group of zebras in the Akagera National Park in Rwanda. Africa is home to 13 percent of the world’s biodiversity and 20 percent of its forests, making it a crucial player in global ...

An African region that was just recently relying on food aid in order to survive today is thriving, with around half a million people feeding off its once drought-ridden land. The Great Green Wall ...

Forests act as the planet's lungs and are unique havens for biodiversity. But Africa lost nearly 4 million hectares of forest in the last decade, the United Nations Food and Agriculture ...

Africa is home to 13 percent of the world’s biodiversity and 20 percent of its forests, making it a crucial player in global environmental health. However, deforestation, driven primarily by ...

Africa is home to 13 percent of the world’s biodiversity and 20 percent of its forests, making it a crucial player in global environmental health. However, deforestation, driven primarily by ...