Deep Concerns Over DRC’s Plans to Reopen Forests to…
Conservation organizations have expressed deep concerns with the DRC’s government plans to lift the moratorium on the allocation of...
Democratic Republic of Congo
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Saving the wildlife ‘miracle’ of Congo’s Garamba park
Chronic insecurity, regional conflict, tough terrain and isolation make Africa’s Garamba park perhaps the most difficult place on the... -
What’s the Plight and Exact Population of Central African…
Understanding lives of marginalized indigenous hunter-gatherers is the first step to defending them against loss of rights and access... -
“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... -
Suspend all Oil-Related Activities in Virunga National Park, Gov’ts…
The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda have been told to refrain from granting any... -
Another Troubling Report of Cobalt Mining in DRC
New evidence of cobalt mining in the former Katanga Province in the Southern Region of the Democratic Republic of... -
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... -
Global Witness Documents Stories of Men and Women Working…
The countryside in Eastern Congo is scarred with mines of tin, tungsten, tantalum and gold – precious minerals which... -
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... -
It’s Not Just Coal and Oil: Forests Are Key…
The lush Congo rainforest, home to Virunga National Park, mountain gorillas, volcanoes, and 75 million people across six countries,... -
$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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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... -
DRC Climate Plan Praised as Model
The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) plan to reduce emissions in the agriculture, forestry and other land use... -
Why Dependence On Natural Resources Is Bad For DR…
Many African countries have in recent years shown phenomenal economic growth. But recent developments on global markets – including... -
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... -
Pistes Pour La Relance De La Production D’huile De…
Après deux jours des travaux en atelier, du 28 au 29 octobre au Centre catholique Nganda à Kintambo, une... -
A Wealth of Biodiversity in Congo Basin
If wealth were measured in biodiversity, the forests of the Congo Basin would be rich indeed. Wildlife from the... -
La richesse de la biodiversité dans le Bassin du…
Si l’ensemble de sa richesse en termes de biodiversité y était mesuré, les forêts du Bassin du Congo seraient... -
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.... -
Tenure foncière: Les femmes et les pygmées de la…
Les femmes, les populations autochtones pygmées de la République Démocratique du Congo n’ont pas bénéficient de l’accès à la... -
Exploitation illégale du bois: l’Union Européenne doit montrer l’exemple
Selon le rapport d’audit de la Cour des Comptes Européennes, 4 pays membres de l’Union Européenne, dont la Grèce,... -
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... -
Parc des Virunga : Controverse autour de l’exploitation du…
Faut-il exploiter ou non le pétrole dans le parc des Virunga, un site pourtant inscrit au patrimoine mondial de... -
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”,... -
RDC: La protection l’aire protégée de Bili-Uélé en marche
Le complexe d’aires protégées de Bili-Uélé est le plus grand complexe d’aires protégées dans le nord de la République... -
RDC: Les pygmées et les bantous font la paix…
En conflit depuis 2013, les pygmées et les bantous du Nord de la province du Katanga à l’Est de... -
Protecting the Bili-Uele Protected Area in DRC
The Bili-Uele Protected Area Complex is the largest complex of protected areas in northern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).... -
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... -
RDC: quatre fonctionnaires tués en luttant contre le braconnage…
Quatre fonctionnaires congolais affectés à la surveillance du parc de la Garamba ont été tués par des braconniers dans... -
DRC: 4 Men Killed by Poachers in Garamba Park
Four men gave their lives on Monday, October 5, 2015 in an effort to stop more elephants from dying.... -
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... -
New Census of the Virunga Massif Mountain Gorilla Population…
National park authorities in Rwanda, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) today began a new population census... -
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... -
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... -
Virunga at Risk from Mining Activities, says WWF
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has warned in a new report that nearly one in three natural... -
Le Virunga menacés par les activités minières – WWF
Le Fonds mondial pour la nature (WWF) a mis en garde dans un nouveau rapport que près d’un sur... -
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... -
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... -
DRC Green Group Among 2015 Winners of Equator Prize
Democratic Republic of Congo-based group, La Dynamique des Groupes des Peuples Autochtones, a network of 43 indigenous organizations, which... -
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... -
RDC : A quoi consiste sa contribution prévue déterminée…
Avec ses 2.345.000 km² de superficie, la République Démocratique du Congo (RDC), se caractérise par (i) sa richesse en... -
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... -
What’s in the DRC Climate Action Plan?
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has submitted its new climate action plan to the UN Framework Convention on... -
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...
