By Malavika Vyawahare Cacao cultivation is a major threat to the Congo Basin rainforest, with new research showing just where expanding cultivation could imperil the region’s rich wildlife. “We found ...

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

The Amazon and Congo Basin rainforests are two of Earth’s most vital ecosystems, yet they face threats that could forever alter their futures—and ours. These ecosystems are under immense pressure from ...

Kamath noted that similar changes to rainfall in West Africa could accelerate incursions into the heart of the Congo Basin. “Climate change is expected to reduce the suitability of land for ...

Borneo's incredible rainforests continue to face mounting threats to its unique biodiversity and ecosystems. To tackle these ...

The Global Environment Facility (GEF) is a multilateral fund dedicated to confronting biodiversity loss, climate change, pollution, and strains on land and ocean health. Over the past three decades, ...

CIVICUS discusses activism against oil auctions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) with François Kamate, founder and coordinator of the young environmental volunteer movement Extinction ...

Deep in the heart of a lush green forest, an excavator is hard at work, turning over the earth in search of gold. The ...

The 5th edition of the Lake Chad Basin Governors’ Forum has re-echoed its commitment to advancing stabilisation, recovery, ...

From polar bears in the Arctic to marine turtles off the coast of Africa, our planet’s diversity of life is at risk from the changing climate. Climate change poses a fundamental threat to the places .