Prince William has released a statement expressing his deep sorrow following the fatal attack at Upemba National Park in the ...

From pangolin scales to elephant tusks, from African gray parrots to manatees, the illicit trade in wildlife products and ...

Often known as the 'forest giraffe', okapi are mammals native to the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) condemn, in ...

Global Witness strongly condemns the shocking attack on March 3 on the Lusinga headquarters of the Upemba National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Seven staff memb ...

War not only destroys habitats, it also arms the people living within them. When conflict descends on a region, the institutional architecture of wildlife protection collapses almost immediately ...

It’s around 5:45 a.m., dawn in Republic of the Congo. The sun is burning off the final clouds from last night’s rain, and there’s a gentle breeze rippling the thick humidity in the air. I’m waist-deep ...

Eight years on, The Restoration Initiative is helping communities restore degraded landscapes – boosting livelihoods, resilience and wildlife coexistence.

In the warm, humid savannahs and forests of sub-Saharan Africa dwells a tribe of flower beetles in the genus Golianthus, named after the Biblical giant due to their huge size. Along with these insects ...

Valery Kyembo was leading an inspection of his community's protected forest reserve deep in the Democratic Republic of Congo's mining belt when two armed Congolese soldiers blocked their way. Behind ...

Spread the loveThe Congo Basin, one of the world’s most vital ecosystems, is home to a network of blackwater lakes that are now revealing a troubling secret: they are significant sources of carbon ...

The fungus Fusarium xylarioides causes wilt in coffee plants, ultimately killing them. By studying their genetics, scientists hope to better understand and prevent this disease.