KINSHASA (Reuters) - Officials in Democratic Republic of Congo are colluding with foreign logging firms to support illegal logging, harming local communities and risking the destruction of the world's ...

The Republic of Congo’s Ministry of Forest Economy, in partnership with the Wildlife Conservation Society, has launched an investment plan for high-integrity forests in Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park.

Large, threatened mammals such as great apes and forest elephants and other wildlife are better conserved in FSC-certified forests compared to non-certified. Key findings: FSC-certified forests a ...

More and more logging companies are turning to sustainable forest management practices — something widely ignored in the past. Find out more on how a WWF project in Cameroon is introducing sustainable ...

The Congo Basin, home to the world's second-largest tropical rainforest, holds immense value for not only the six countries it spans, but for the planet. A new World Bank report reveals the region’s ...

The web of acoustic sensors was deployed in central Africa, and offer the possibility of real-time alerts to the sounds of ...

With eyes on New York last week as leaders gathered for the UN Climate Summit, a pivotal REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation) program has been launched to protect ...

Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced by the humanitarian crisis. Poaching by hungry Congolese as well as by rebels is affecting populations of animals large and small. I'm Madeleine ...

One of the world’s most mysterious animals, the endangered okapi, has just been offered a vital lifeline. The species has ...