For decades, the Congo Basin was largely invisible to climate science. Now, a new generation of Central African researchers ...

A groundbreaking conservation initiative in the Democratic Republic of Congo is poised to reshape the future of the Congo Basin rainforest, offering a beacon of hope for communities and the planet.

The Congo Basin's forests are among the largest in the world and crucial to holding the line on climate change - but also are fast disappearing. What can be done to protect them?

This path, near the Dja river in the south region of Cameroon, lay next to the small village of Bemba. The village folk, Baka ...

Yet, in recent years, one critical forest has continued to shine as a beacon of hope in the battle against climate change – the Congo Basin. Now, with an ambitious new initiative in the ...

More information: Bart Slagter et al, Monitoring road development in Congo Basin forests with multi-sensor satellite imagery and deep learning, Remote Sensing of Environment (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j ...

It’s part of the Congo Basin rainforest — the world’s second-biggest — and a vital carbon sink that helps mitigate climate change. It also has vast mineral wealth such as gold and diamonds.