Until now, research assumed that the vast forest area of the Congo Basin, like other tropical forests, releases large amounts of nitrous oxide and binds methane. Researchers have now shown that it ...

Kinshasa, DRC (18 may 2017) – The “Carbon Map and Model (CM&M)” project, executed by WWF in collaboration with the government of DRC and its partners have completed the first national forest biomass ...

Stretching across central Africa, the Congo Basin forest is the second largest tract of rainforest in the world and a lifeline for more than 60 million people – providing food and income for many ...

An initiative to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by offering carbon credits to countries that reduce deforestation may be one of the best mechanisms for promoting sustainable development in Central ...

The Republic of Congo’s high forest cover and low annual deforestation rates of just over 0.05 percent have led to the country being named as a priority country by the UN’s REDD+ program. The country ...

Sections of a renowned peatland tropical forest in the Congo Basin that plays a crucial role in Africa's climate system go up for oil and gas auction in Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the ...

The largest contiguous forest concession in the tropics has been certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). The largest contiguous forest concession in the tropics has been certified by the ...

‘How can we accept that entire communities are being destroyed in the search for lithium, cobalt or nickel? How can we tolerate carbon markets turning our forests into financial assets?’ Cardinal ...

he Congo Basin is the second largest contiguous tropical forest area on earth. Even though it is so vast and plays such a major role in the global climate system, there is no empirical data on the ...