The Congo Basin, where our teams work to protect the critically endangered Grauer’s gorillas, is one of our planet’s last remaining defenses against climate change so it’s critical that our work there continues. Wondering how important? Well, our Nkuba Conservation Area, which is approximately 600,000 acres of pristine tropical rainforest, holds up to HALF A BILLION TONS of carbon! 🤯 📸: Yntze van der Hoek | Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund

The Congo basin is an... - National Science Foundation (NSF)