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

How Matching Dinosaur Footprints Ended Up on Opposite Sides of the Atlantic Ocean Meet the Hell Chickens, A Newly Discovered ...

Recent data tell us that tropical Africa has lost about 22 per cent of its forested a.   rea since 1900, which is comparable to the losses in the Amazon.

But the park, which is part of the 60 per cent Congo basin rainforest ... is the third highest rate of forest depletion in the world behind China and Brazil. Deforestation has irreversible ...

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 ...

Represent WWF Central Africa region in IRF, GRAA and other ranger related meetings at national, regional and international level. Lead the renewal of the Congo Basin Forest strategy and approach for a ...

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

See All Key Ideas Cacao cultivation is a major threat to the Congo Basin rainforest ... In 2021, it launched the “Roadmap to Deforestation-free Cocoa,” gathering private companies and civil ...

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 ...

Over half of the Congo basin's 500 million hectares of forest are in Congo, whose forests boast the 5th greatest diversity of animals and plants in the world. Logging in Congo has long been ...