“Good for Growth”, Africa’s Expanding Road Network May Hurt…
Many new road and rail ‘‘development corridors’’ planned to crisscross Africa in the name of economic development could destroy...
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How China Fuels Deforestation In Nigeria, West Africa
Corruption by local officials and sharp practices by Chinese businessmen drive a thriving illegal trade in timber from Nigeria... -
InfoCongo Feature Stories fund Launched
As part of the InfoCongo initiative we set a fund that will last for the next 3 years to... -
The year in rainforests: 2015
Between the landmark climate agreement signed in Paris in December 2015, Indonesia’s fire and haze crisis of the late... -
China’s demand for rosewood is destroying forests in Southeast…
China is the largest global consumer of rosewood and skyrocketing demand over the past decade and a half is... -
INSIDER: Understanding the Paris Agreement’s Long-term Goal to Limit…
The new international Paris Agreement on climate change aims to keep global warming to well below 2 degrees C... -
4 Signs the Paris Agreement Is the Start of…
The power of the new Paris Agreement can be summed up in the words of the leaders who welcomed... -
A Tipping Point For Humanity?
The negotiations at COP21 in Paris have not just been about climate change, but about our ability to act... -
Mixed Reaction to Paris Agreement
Kumi Naidoo, Executive Director, Greenpeace International: The wheel of climate action turns slowly, but in Paris it has turned.... -
Final push for climate deal amid ‘optimism’
Negotiators at the Paris summit aim to wrap up a global agreement to curb climate change on Saturday –... -
Paris Must Not Fail, Warns African Civil Society
With less than 48 to the official end of the United Nations-brokered climate talks here at Le Bouget, Paris,... -
Stop Support to Industrial Logging in Congo Basin, France…
A coalition of non-governmental organizations has called on France to end support to industrial logging in the Congo Basin.... -
Progress reported on key issue of loss and damage
Negotiators are edging towards a compromise on one of the most divisive issues between countries at the COP21 climate... -
Beyond Paris 2015
Why would anyone be thinking beyond the Paris Summit? After all, here at Le Bouget, there is still enough... -
New Publication Proposes Innovative Ways to Finance Forests
More than USD 300 billion are needed per year to restore the world’s degraded land in order to achieve... -
Money row may sink climate talks
Frustration at lack of progress in negotiations at the UN climate summit led to an outbreak of megaphone diplomacy... -
As Negotiators Get to Work, Progress on Key Issues…
As negotiators have began the hard work of translating the leaders’ statements into action, progress has been mixed. Delegates continue... -
$248 USD million pledged to GEF climate fund for…
Eleven donors have pledged close to $250 USD million in new money for adaptation support to the most vulnerable... -
Initiative to Strengthen Climate Resilience of the World’s Most…
A new initiative to build climate resilience in the world’s most vulnerable countries was launched today by UN Secretary-General... -
New $500 million initiative to boost large scale climate…
Four European countries – Germany, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland – today announced a new $500 million initiative that will... -
Climate talks start Monday: Paris hosts world for the…
In the strongest-ever push for a global agreement on climate change, leaders and monarchs from nearly 150 countries will... -
La conférence climat de l’ONU débute lundi sur une…
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Could COP21 Save Shrinking Lake Chad?
The council of ministers of the Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC) has an ambitious agenda to rescue the shrinking... -
INTERPOL Links Environmental Crimes to Other Serious Crimes
The world’s largest police organization, INTERPOL has published a report examining the nature of “crime convergence” within the context... -
Parties to the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian…
The sixth Meeting of the Parties (MOP) to the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) will... -
INDCS Signal Progress but not Enough to Achieve 2…
Existing policies and strong engagement by nations submitting their contributions ahead of the Paris climate meeting will limit anthropogenic... -
Environmentalist sentenced in Cameroon
Mr. Nasako Besingi, Director of the NGO Struggle to Economize our Future Environment (SEFE) was sentenced today by a... -
Un défenseur de l’environnement condamné au Cameroun
Monsieur Nasako Besingi, Directeur de l’ONG Struggle to Economize our Future Environment (SEFE) a été condamné ce jour par le... -
Lion populations declining rapidly in Africa, New Study
At a regional scale, lion populations in West, Central, and East Africa are likely to suffer a projected 50%... -
Another 22 elephants poisoned with cyanide in Zimbabwe reserve
Zimbabwean rangers have found the bodies of 22 more elephants that were poisoned with cyanide in the country’s Hwange... -
22 éléphants empoisonnés
22 éléphants empoisonnés au cyanure ont été retrouvés morts dimanche au parc national de Hwange, au nord-ouest du Zimbabwe.... -
Illegal Logging: “Europe should put its own house in…
Tackling illegal logging is crucial for controlling climate change by reducing carbon emissions into the atmosphere. As a way... -
Turkey’s Reforestation Model: A Solution to Fight Against Desertification…
The Soguksu reforested National Park in Ankara, Turkey is a vast area of once semi-arid region completely transformed into... -
China Arrest 16 Suspects for Major wildlife trafficking
Beijing Forest Police today announced the arrest of 16 suspects in a major wildlife trafficking case code-named “May 21”,... -
Ivory trafficking on Nigeria-Cameroon border targeted
Methods to counter ivory trafficking were under the spotlight during training events held by TRAFFIC for enforcement officers working... -
Sustainable Palm Oil Manifesto group’s High Carbon Stock forests…
In the wake of escalating public attention to the impact of palm oil plantations on the environment and global... -
Major Trafficker of African Parrots Arrested
On the 18th September, after months of painstaking investigations, a major trafficker of African wild parrots and other birds... -
Queen of Elephant Ivory Trafficking Arrested in Tanzania
A Chinese national dubbed the “Queen of Ivory” has been arrested in Tanzania. Yang Feng Glan, 66, was arrested... -
1st Draft of New Climate Agreement Released
The first draft of the new climate change agreement expected to be adopted by Parties to the United Nations... -
Rural Women in Cameroon Fight climate change in Rice…
Agoh Mary, a successful commercial rice farmer in Ndop in the North West of Cameroon says she has every... -
Air transport urged to join fight against illegal wildlife…
Airports worldwide have been called upon to have prominent CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild... -
Norway pledges $47M/yr to help Congo countries save forests
Norway and several European Nations, along with the United Nations and the World Bank, today committed to a new... -
What is in Cameroon’s Climate Action Plan?
The Republic of Cameroon on Monday, September 28, 2015 submitted its Intended Nationally Determined Contribution to the Secretariat of... -
Are conservation projects improving outcomes or Failing?
Despite their good intentions, conservation projects do not always have the desired outcomes for both the environment and local... -
UN study warns agricultural subsidies are threatening forests and…
Lurking in the law books and policy annals of many countries around the world, subsidies aimed at helping farmers... -
What is the State of Central African Parks?
The Observatory of Central African Forests (OFAC) has published the first state of protected areas in the whole of... -
Quel est l’Etat des aires protégées d’Afrique centrale 2015?
L’Observatoire des Forêts d’Afrique Centrale (OFAC) vient de publier le premier état des aires protégées de l’ensemble de l’Afrique... -
Biodiversité au Cameroun: des citoyens prennent le relais de…
Au Cameroun, l’État ne parvient pas à assurer le respect de la biodiversité. “Absence de stratégies”, “Faible capacité des... -
Will community management help save the black rhino from…
An unprecedented action took place earlier this year at Lewa Wildlife Conservancy based in northern Kenya: the translocation of... -
Les Parcs du bassin du Congo détruisent les moyens…
Les données préliminaires d’une étude en cours dirigée par Rainforest Foundation UK (RFUK) indiquent que les aires protégées du... -
“Forest More Than Trees,” World Forestry Congress 2015
The world’s forests must be recognized as “more than trees”, the XIV World Forestry Congress meeting in Durban, South... -
Exploitation industrielle de l’huile de palme dans le Bassin…
Les investissements à grande échelle dans l’exploitation de l’huile de palme dans le Bassin du Congo a pris une... -
Tackling illegal timber trade in the Congo Basin
Congo Basin governments and their main timber trading partners must take concrete action to tackle illegal logging according to... -
U.N. data suggests slowdown in forest loss
Highly anticipated data from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) shows that global forest loss... -
Global forest loss reached 46 million acres in 2014
Global forest loss amounted to 18.7 million hectares (46 million acres) in 2014, a decline of about 9 percent... -
3 Congo Basin Countries Least Prepared for Climate Change
The Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo and Chad have been found to be least prepared for climate... -
Congres Forestier Mondial 2015 : discussion sur la gouvernance…
Les forêts tropicales d’Afrique centrale couvrent près de 140 millions d’hectares et regorgent, outre le bois d’œuvre, de grandes... -
COP21: Congo Basin Countries for Legally Binding Agreement
Environment Ministers of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) have called for a legally binding and universal... -
Congo Basin Parks on the Precipice?
Preliminary evidence from an ongoing study by Rainforest Foundation UK (RFUK) suggest Congo Basin protected areas may not be... -
Industrial Palm Oil in Congo Basin: Are Countries Ready?
Large-scale palm oil investment in the Congo Basin has taken a new dimension in recent years. For many, the... -
Fighting ivory smuggling through capacity building in Central Africa
“Limbe, Cameroon, April 2015—Wildlife law enforcement officers and other agencies involved in law enforcement including police, Customs, gendarmerie and... -
CIFOR-What Happens When Corporate Ownership Shifts to China? A…
“This article seeks to understand the evolution of corporate social responsibility (CSR) through two phases of privatisation: the acquisition... -
Large mammal migration within TRIDOM landscape: Memorandum of agreement…
“May 13 to 14, 2015: The conference room of the Serena Hotel in Bali, Douala provided the setting for... -
Commercial bushmeat hunters put previously undetected pressure on Central…
While conducting a bird survey in the Ebo Forest Reserve of Cameroon, Scottish ornithologist Robin Whytock noted two uncommon... -
Satellite images show deforestation on fringes of UNESCO World…
In its push to become a middle-income country in the next two decades, Cameroon has courted investments in its...
