For centuries, locals have told stories of mokele-mbembe, a legendary creature said to lurk in the Congo Basin. But as ...

WWF works to sustain the natural world for the benefit of people and wildlife, collaborating with partners from local to ...

Wildlife in the heart of the Congo Basin, an area that stretches from western and southern Cameroon to northeastern and eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, are most at risk from the expansion of ...

Peatlands are important — the UN Environment Programme estimates as much as 600 billion tonnes of carbon are stored there, as decaying organic material gets trapped inside a water-rich environment.

There is a “mismatch” between the importance of peatlands and their current level of protection, a new study warns.

Conservation projects across the world are reeling from the Trump administration’s abrupt decision to shut down USAID and freeze foreign aid, as groups large and small scramble to fill sudden funding ...

Cacao cultivation is a major threat to the Congo Basin rainforest, with new research showing just where expanding cultivation could imperil the region’s rich wildlife. “We found areas within ...

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.

The Okapi Wildlife Reserve, a UNESCO World Heritage ... but the global climate, as the Congo Basin rainforest serves as the world's second-largest carbon sink. Despite claims of respecting ...

New 4 part documentary Wilderness With Simon Reeve premieres next week on SBS. Reeve travels through some of the most remote landscapes on Earth, in search of the people and the wildlife of earth’s ...