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 ...
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New study maps Congo's bai ecosystems in unprecedented detail
These strange, sudden canopy gaps, called bais, are located only in the rainforests of the Congo Basin of west-central Africa ... producing models and maps of bais across the vast landscape ...
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Africa's huge new forest reserve that's so big it's the same size as France
Spanning six countries in central Africa, the Congo Basin is the largest tropical rainforest on the continent and serves as the world’s most significant carbon sink. The basin absorbs an ...
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New study assesses threat to wildlife from cacao expansion in Congo Basin
Their maps show southern Cameroon ... Kamath noted that similar changes to rainfall in West Africa could accelerate incursions into the heart of the Congo Basin. “Climate change is expected ...