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

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.

Conservation projects across the world are reeling from the Trump administration’s abrupt decision to shut down USAID and ...

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 ...

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 ...

Infection usually occurs in forest regions of West and Central Africa ... There are two types of the virus: that of West Africa and that of the Congo Basin (Central Africa).

Chatham House convening and research has focused on regional environmental governance and forest sector accountability ... Its forests and wetlands – including the landmark Congo Basin – represent ...

USAID workers based in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo, tell a harrowing story of how Trump’s attack on the agency complicated an escape.