We climb down to investigate. More than 2,000 species of animals live in the Congo River Basin. The greatest threat to many is the commercial wildlife trade. Local people depend on bush meat ...

The Congo Basin has a total area of about 1.5 million square miles, or 13% of the entire African landmass. This is also an area nearly equal to that of the entire European Union. The river and its ...

For years the Congo Basin region has been at the top of the list of global food crises despite having fertile lands and abundant water resources. A huge share of its population faces acute food ...

Originating in northeastern Zambia, the river forms a massive arc before flowing into the Atlantic Ocean at Banana in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Congo’s drainage basin is also ...

The World Wildlife Fund is a nonprofit known for its international conservation campaigns, from safeguarding huge swaths of the Amazon to rehabilitating the wild tiger population worldwide.

The ebony species indigenous to the Congo Basin, Diospyros crassiflora, is especially desirable among instrument-makers because of its density and durability, and it is often used to carve guitar ...

Cacao cultivation is a major threat to the Congo Basin rainforest, with new research showing just where expanding cultivation ...

tracking to The Democratic Republic of Congo with National Flag Aerial view on a meandering jungle river in the Congo rainforest Aerial view of a meandering jungle river in the cloudy and dense ...