Trail of stolen Cameroon Wood Uncovered
A Greenpeace Africa investigation into illegal logging operations in Cameroon has uncovered a trail of stolen timber leading to...
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Who is really bearing the cost of REDD+?
A forthcoming study brings a reality check on who is footing the bill for REDD+. Local and state government institutions... -
Africa’s palm oil surge builds in Cameroon
Tucked amongst the hilltops of Yaoundé are the signs of a country and an economy on the move. Cameroonians... -
Two Rangers Killed in Virunga Park
Two rangers have been killed in the Virunga National Park in the East of the Democratic Republic of Congo... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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.... -
I Lost the REDD+ Debate to Palm Oil, Congolese…
Reducing Emission from Deforestation and Land Degradation commonly known as REDD+ has been touted as an effective climate mitigation... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
Gabon: coup de filet chez les trafiquants de bois…
Une trentaine de personnes soupçonnées d’être liées à un trafic de bois précieux, le Kevazingo, ont été arrêtées mardi 3 novembre... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
La République Centrafricaine présente son plan d’action climat
La République centrafricaine a soumis aujourd’hui sa contribution prévue déterminée au niveau National à la Convention-cadre des Nations unies... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
EU and logging companies complicit in funding war in…
Europe’s timber imports from the Central African Republic (CAR) have helped fuel and prolong nearly three years of violence... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
New Capital City in the Middle of the Rainforest
More than 8,000 hectares of rainforest are under threat as the nation builds a new $600 million capital city... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
Uniting West African efforts to tackle illegal timber trade…
Enhancing cooperation between West African countries to better tackle the illegal trade in timber across the region was the... -
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...