For decades, the Congo Basin was largely invisible to climate science. Now, a new generation of Central African researchers ...

Yet, in recent years, one critical forest has continued to shine as a beacon of hope in the battle against climate change – ...

Health officials do not know the cause of the outbreaks, or whether the cases in the two remote villages are related ...

The Congo Basin's hunter-gatherer people have the secret to living well with the forest.While doing fieldwork in 2020, I remember walking with Indigenous elders Ferdinand Mbita and Félix Mangombe up ...

To date, agricultural expansion in sub-Saharan Africa has mainly been driven by small-scale subsistence farmers. Yet since 2005, 22.7 million hectares of land in sub-Saharan Africa has been acquired ...

World Water Day, celebrated on March 22, serves as an annual event to reflect upon our efforts in addressing the water management challenges we face and the ...

which is home to about 60% of the forests in the Congo Basin, home to the largest expanse of tropical forest on earth. “All these viruses are viruses that have reservoirs in the forest.

which is home to about 60% of the forests in the Congo Basin, home to the largest expanse of tropical forest on earth. “All these viruses are viruses that have reservoirs in the forest.

Image   Lire en français The Pulitzer Center is organising a conference-debate on the theme: ‘Deforestation and food ...

James Cook University-led research has revealed secondary roads branching from major highways in tropical forests linked to ...

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For every kilometre of first-cut road, the team found 4.8 kilometres of secondary roads in the Congo Basin, 9.8 in New Guinea, and 49.1 in the Amazon. The Amazon showed the most severe destruction ...