22 éléphants empoisonnés
22 éléphants empoisonnés au cyanure ont été retrouvés morts dimanche au parc national de Hwange, au nord-ouest du Zimbabwe....
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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”,... -
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... -
Quand Sauver une Tortue est Rentable
“Relâcher en mer une tortue et recevoir en retour de l’argent pour réparer son filet pour un pêcheur, ce,... -
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... -
Le Congo présente son plan d’action climat
La République du Congo a soumis son nouveau plan d’action climat à la Convention Cadre des Nations Unies 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... -
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... -
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... -
Palm Oil Boom?
“Oil palm cultivation has expanded tremendously around the world. Indonesia and Malaysia are the epicenter of this development. In... -
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... -
Congo-Brazzaville president burns five tonnes of ivory in fight…
From the CBFP newsletter quoting the Guardian: ” The Guardian Thursday 30th April, 2015: Denis Sassou Nguesso sets pile of... -
Expedition in the Congo rediscovers lost primate
The last time there was a sighting of Bouvier’s red colobus disco was all the rage, the Internet was... -
Deep in the jungle, hunting for the next Ebola…
More than 3,000 miles from the fading Ebola crisis in West Africa, a team of U.S.-funded researchers is hunting...