Gabon has become the first African country to receive payment for reducing carbon emissions by protecting its rainforest. The UN-backed Central African Forest Initiative (Cafi) has handed over $ ...

This rainforest spans six countries: Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The world's third-largest rainforest is ...

In Gabon, on central Africa’s west coast, rainforest covers about 80% of the country, and a significant proportion of the population lives in close contact with the forest. As the world has ...