BELEM, Brazil (Reuters) -Brazil insisted on hosting this year's COP30 climate summit in the Amazonian city of Belem to put rainforests at the heart of negotiations on how to curb global warming.

Researchers say the Congo Basin rainforest recycles up to 83% of its own rainfall, sending moisture westward to key ...

Germany, Norway and CAFI jointly committed $87 million to Canopy Trust as first-loss capital at COP30. The initiative aims to ...

Abstract: Wildfires pose a significant risk to ecosystems, animals, and people. Predicting them early can help prevent major disasters. In this study, a type of neural network called a Liquid Neural ...

Congo Basin countries have announced the launch of a payments for environmental services, or PES, initiative at the COP30 ...

"COP30 is a signal of hope, but we cannot fool ourselves. The Amazon, like Pope Francis said in Puerto Maldonado [in 2018], ...

Gabon launched a $180 million, 10-year conservation plan to protect 34,000 km² of tropical forests. The “Gabon Infini” program will raise protected forest coverage from 15% to 30%. The plan combines ...

The region’s abundant biodiversity is also enduring an intense fallout from the fighting, but a new global ...

Environmental partners such as The Nature Conservancy underline Gabon’s global significance, noting that the project will ...

The lineup for the 2026 World Cup is almost complete, with 42 of the 48 teams confirmed for next summer’s tournament. As some ...