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], ...

The Congo River is the world's only major river to cross the Equator twice, a rare feat shaped by ancient geological forces.

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

Gabon partners with international donors in the 'Gabon Infini' initiative to protect 34,000 sq km of Congo Basin rainforests. The $180 million plan will finance national parks, combat elephant ...

Gabon's government and a coalition of donors have signed an agreement aimed at protecting 34,000 square km (13,000 square ...

The Okapi Wildlife Reserve, located deep within the Ituri Forest in the northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, stands as one of the Congo Basin’s most critical strongholds of biodiversity.

SAN ANTONIO – Congo Falls, a new two-acre gorilla exhibit at the San Antonio Zoo, is set to open next month, marking the ...

SAN ANTONIO - For the first time in over 30 years, San Antonio Zoo is welcoming back gorillas with the opening of Congo Falls ...

At COP30 in Brazil, leaders are highlighting the Congo rainforest’s crucial role as the world’s largest carbon sink. Despite ...

France, EU launch $2.5B fund to protect Congo Basin forests Congo Basin stores 90.9B tons carbon; faces deforestation threats COP30 to unveil donor-backed “Belem Call” forest protection plan France ...

Notably absent from the summit were leaders from the U.S., China and India, the world’s largest emitters of greenhouse gases.