A new initiative in one of the world’s most vital ecosystems – the Congo Basin – aims to unlock nature-positive, climate-resilient business opportunities for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises ...

Spanning over six countries, the Congo Basin is the world’s largest carbon sink. In the run-up to the Africa COP-27, Central African voices are calling for adaptation. Listen to voices of local ...

What lessons can Congo basin countries learn from Tanzania’s timber traceability system? This overview report assesses the region's progress in developing timber traceability systems to reduce ...

In the 100% humidity of the Congo rainforest, in the remotest part of one of the least populated countries in Africa ... the heart of the world’s second-largest rainforest, the Congo Basin — the ...

In recent years, governments in Congo Basin countries have begun striking deals with transnational corporations interested in expanding their mining operations in the region. In February 2023 ...

"The world isn't paying remotely enough attention or investing sufficient resources to help the countries of the Congo Basin preserve their intact forests," said Joe Walston, executive vice ...

Alongside this announcement, COP28 also saw the launch of the Science Panel for the Congo Basin. This research ... like those taken by developed countries, we can wave the stick and penalise ...

“He collected plants from all over the country and transplanted them here,” explains professor Pionus Katuala, who looks tiny among the fifty-year-old trees. Today, the botanical garden has become a ...

Known as the “lungs of Africa”, the Congo Basin is the largest carbon sink in the world. It is also the largest tropical peatland in the world. Spanning across six countries, its rainforest provides ...

nature and climate Invite and import innovation relevant to Congo Basin Forest programme from inside and outside the WWF Network; Support the development of project programme proposals and resource ...

Many people, especially Indigenous communities, depend on the Congo Basin for food, water ... As stated by Greenpeace, investors from different countries have been rushing to Africa in recent years to ...