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...
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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... -
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... -
Contribution prévue déterminée au niveau national du Gabon
Conformément aux décisions 1/CP.19 et 1/CP.20 et à son plan stratégique de développement le Gabon communique, à travers ce... -
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... -
Saving Elephants from a Devastating Wave of Poaching
This is an ESRI interactive article and map illustrating the dramatic decline of elephant populations in Africa. The story... -
Gabon: 10billion CFAF EU grant for national parks management
“The European Union (EU) has awarded Gabon 10 billion CFAF in funding to bolster the management of its 13... -
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...