Congo has launched a plan for the world's largest protected area - but Indigenous and local people say they haven't been ...

A new study finds only 17 per cent of the world’s peatlands are in protected areas, a vast under-protection considering how critical they are to carbon storage, biodiversity and water regulation. But ...

The Congo Basin, a vast stretch of tropical forest, represents the heartland of their territory. It is here that enthusiasts and researchers find the best opportunities to observe these remarkable ...

Mt Kilimanjaro, the Rwenzori Mountains and Mt Kenya are Africa’s three highest points. Here’s how to stand atop the world’s wildest land.

Nate left before dawn on this day in January with his rifle and machete to get an early start on the two-hour trek to the old-growth forest ... Pygmies of the Congo River Basin on yams, the ...

Denis Sassou Nguesso is preparing an equatorial forest summit in his capacity as president of the country currently chairing the Congo Basin Climate Commission. Scheduled for mid-June, that event aims ...

Three years ago, while exploring the Mojanda mountain range in Ecuador, a team of researchers from a local NGO and a ...

The past three years have been turbulent for the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a region that has experienced ...

UN has reported mass violations, including gang rape M23 fighters, Congolese soldiers and militias all implicated The 75 Congolese soldiers facing trial fled the frontline Feb 9 (Reuters) - Congo ...

(Reuters) - Congo authorities will put at least 75 soldiers on trial on Monday for fleeing the advance of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels into the eastern province of South Kivu and for violence against ...