Carbon sink larger than England found in Congo jungle
A carbon sink as large as 20 years’ worth of US fossil fuel emissions has been identified in peatland in central Africa’s forests
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UN: Gold, timber and ivory plunder stokes Congo conflict
NEWS: Billion-dollar smuggling trade propping up rebel groups in war-torn east of vast African country, reveals report
African forest communities must be heard in the fight against climate change
The Congo rainforest is a hugely important carbon reservoir, yet the people who live there are often excluded from conversations about how to manage it
Congo deforestation could cause region to warm 3C by 2050
NEWS: Congo Basin will warm 50% faster due to deforestation in world’s second largest rain forest, says new research
UN hopes Congo deal can save Africa’s rainforests
Backed by six countries, Brazzaville Declaration is latest effort to slow destruction of valuable habitat
Congo’s rainforests and mountain gorillas face oil exploration threat
Virunga National Park, a UNESCO site that is home to critically endangered mountain gorillas faces exploitation by British oil company Soco International