Unraveling the mysteries of the world’s most critical rainforest
For decades, the Congo Basin was largely invisible to climate science. Now, a new generation of Central African researchers ...
Cameroon's Baka people say they are part of the forest: That's why they look after it
The Congo Basin's hunter-gatherer people have the secret to living well with the forest. While doing fieldwork in 2020, I ...
‘Dinosaur’ Sightings Are on the Rise in the Congo. Could This Legendary Monster Really Exist?
After a century of decreased sightings, reports of a long-necked water monster the size of a hippopotamus are once again ...
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Searching for Endangered Forest Elephants in the Republic of Congo
I’m standing waist-deep in a chocolate-hued, jungle-fringed tributary of the Congo River, watching my guide wade further downstream, with his hands cupped to his ears to amplify the sounds of the ...
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Cameroon's Baka People Say They Are Part of the Forest - That's Why They Look After It
The Congo Basin's hunter-gatherer people have the secret to living well with the forest. While doing fieldwork in 2020, I remember walking with Indigenous elders Ferdinand Mbita and Félix ...
Meet the conservationist saving gorillas in Uganda’s ‘impenetrable forest’
As Uganda’s first wildlife vet, Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka has spent 30 years working to restore Uganda’s mountain gorilla ...
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It is time to look back: Lessons and achievements from the Forest Investment Program in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
Photo: World Bank Initiatives in agroforestry, clean energy, and community-driven forest management have reached more than 421,000 people under the Forest Investment ... some of the Democratic ...
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More than 50 people killed, over 400 sickened by mystery illnesses in Congo
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Unidentified illnesses in northwestern Congo have killed more than 50 people over the past five weeks ... home to the largest expanse of tropical forest on earth. “All these ...