What’s behind the strange rash of ’dinosaur’ sightings in the Congo?
For centuries, locals have told stories of mokele-mbembe, a legendary creature said to lurk in the Congo Basin. But as ...
‘The Tree of Authenticity' Is a Cinematic Essay About Congo's Colonial Past and Ecological Significance
Photographer and visual artist Sammy Baloji discusses his International Film Festival Rotterdam Tiger Competition entry, the ...
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Researchers show large chunks of critically important forest are being obliterated by mining: 'It's a real mess'
The practice takes place near homes and rivers. Researchers show large chunks of critically important forest are being ...
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Chinese gold mining threatening endangered protected site in Congo
It’s part of the Congo Basin rainforest — the world’s second-biggest — and a vital carbon sink that helps mitigate climate change. It also has vast mineral wealth such as gold and diamonds.
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New study assesses threat to wildlife from cacao expansion in Congo Basin
Wildlife in the heart of the Congo Basin, an area that stretches from western and southern Cameroon to northeastern and eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, are most at risk from the expansion of ...
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Dinosaurs may have first evolved in the Sahara and Amazon rainforest
Many think dinosaurs first emerged on land well south of the equator that now forms part of Argentina and Zimbabwe, but they may have actually arisen in tougher conditions near the equator ...
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Despite successes, Congo Basin forests being ‘emptied’ of their elephants
A total of 17 poachers were arrested between January 16 and January 23 in the Gabonese side of the Dja-Odzala-Minkébé (TRIDOM) Landscape, an area encompassing Gabon, Cameroon and the Republic of Congo ...
The new discovery tells about the actual origins of dinosaurs
A recent study suggests that dinosaurs likely originated from steamy equatorial regions like the Amazon rainforest, Congo basin, and Sahara Desert, ch ...