When growing up in the Congo Basin forest, I witnessed the consequences of forest destruction by logging and industrial agricultural plantations. In some areas, Indigenous communities used to live ...

Until now, research assumed that the vast forest area of the Congo Basin, like other tropical forests, releases large amounts of nitrous oxide and binds methane. Researchers have now shown that it ...

Indeed, while it is only one-third the area of the Amazon, the Congo Basin contains roughly 40% the carbon stock and its forests are proving more resilient to climate change than the southern Amazon.

Marking International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples in the village of Lokolama, Congo Basin forest, Democratic Republic of Congo. Banner ...

The scientists say that the tree, like elephants, faces its own major threats. Deforestation and overexploitation for its “high-value jet-black wood” are the main pressures on the plant. However, with ...

Africa's lush rainforests, which are home to thriving biodiversity, have unexplored trails for the adventurers ...

Forests across the globe are experiencing significant changes in their age structure. Many tropical regions, including the ...

For the Congo Basin, 2021 proved to be an up-and-down year. Funding commitments totaling in the billions of dollars were announced that would help forested countries preserve some of the highest ...

The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo passed a law in January 2025 to lead efforts to establish the largest tropical forest reserve in the world. It will be set up as a 2,600km long ...

Until now, research assumed that the vast forest area of the Congo Basin, like other tropical forests, releases large amounts of nitrous oxide and binds methane. Researchers at ETH Zurich have now ...