The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo passed a law in January 2025 to lead efforts to establish the largest ...

A new initiative in one of the world’s most vital ecosystems – the Congo Basin – aims to unlock nature-positive, climate-resilient business opportunities for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises ...

New York, Geneva, Nairobi, 29 May 2025 A new initiative in one of the worlds most vital ecosystems the Congo Basin aims to ...

For decades, the Congo Basin was largely invisible to climate science. Now, a new generation of Central African researchers is revealing unexpected ways to protect the planet. At sunset ...

In the Congo River Basin, people who collect bundles of wood to make charcoal are playing a surprisingly large role in the deforestation of a region that rivals the Amazon in importance.

The Congo Basin—Earth’s second-largest rainforest and one of its most vital ecosystems—has lost 23 million hectares of forest since Abong’o’s so-called dinosaur encounter, an area ...

In recent years, governments in Congo Basin countries have begun striking deals with transnational corporations interested in expanding their mining operations in the region. In February 2023, the ...

The Congo Basin rainforest is the second-largest tropical forest in the world, storing large volumes of carbon and hosting high levels of biodiversity. While these forests have historically stayed ...

Many people, especially Indigenous communities, depend on the Congo Basin for food, water, and materials to support their farming. In some parts of the DRC, Cameroon, and Gabon, economic hardship has ...

GalleryPhotographer Thomas Nicolon visited the Bayaka, who are now part of forest protection teams in the Congo Basin. Hunting was banned when a national park was created in Congo-Brazzaville ...

By Georg Szalai Global Business Editor “Drawing on research from the 1930s, the film highlights the Congo Basin’s vital role in consuming carbon dioxide and shaping global environmental ...