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Cameroon aims to double cacao, coffee production, yet also save forests

Yannick Kenné 14 Jan 2025
A man in a red t-shirt gazes into the camera, squinting slightly against the light in Budjala territoire, Sud-Ubangi, Democratic Republic of Congo. Image by Francesco De Augustinis for Mongabay.

In DRC bid to grow more food, smallholders are overshadowed by industrial farming

Francesco De Augustinis 30 Dec 2024

How the Sahel junta is responding to climate change amid political isolation

Robert Bociaga 27 Dec 2024

Armed conflict, not Batwa people, at heart of Grauer’s gorillas’ past decline in DRC park

Aimable Twahirwa, Latoya Abulu 16 Dec 2024
Second edition YOFAFA Conference in Yaounde. Image by Leocadia Bongben.

Young people in Africa call for a fair increase in funding for climate adaptation

Leocadia Bongben 16 Dec 2024

Study looks for success factors in African projects that heal land and help people

Ruth Kamnitzer 13 Dec 2024

Climate change fuels African floods that hit harder in vulnerable regions

Fanta Mabo 13 Dec 2024

Progress on rights complaint systems in Congo Basin but more needed, says group

Ashoka Mukpo 5 Dec 2024

DRC’s reliance on charcoal threatens forests and fuels armed conflict

Elodie Toto 5 Dec 2024
A team from Action for Sustainable Development Investigating the causes of deforestation alerts in Mengame Gorilla Sanctuary in southern Cameroon. Image courtesy of Genevieve Ndjiki.

Monitoring group cracks down on deforestation in Cameroon gorilla sanctuary

Ruth Kamnitzer 28 Nov 2024

Illegal gold mining drives deforestation in DRC reserve home to ‘African unicorn’

Ruth Kamnitzer 26 Nov 2024

‘Historic’ decision for the Batwa & DRC gorilla park faces hurdles — and hope

Latoya Abulu | Aimable Twahirwa | Didier Makal 19 Nov 2024

DRC carbon credit projects surge amid lack of regulation

John Cannon 18 Nov 2024

Cobalt mining for green energy risks women’s reproductive health in DRC

Didier Makal and Denise Mahelo 18 Nov 2024
Bonobo with a thumb on his mouth

Study finds bonobos more diverse, and more vulnerable, than previously thought

Charles Mpaka 4 Nov 2024

For DRC’s artisanal miners, promise of formalization has yielded little

Didier Makal 29 Oct 2024
Seven young men load a large, reddish mukula log (Pterocarpus tinctorius) weighing 200 kilos onto the shoulder-high bed of a transport truck in Katanga province, DRC, in 2016. Image © Lu Guang / Greenpeace.

DR Congo: environmental activist faces 5 years in prison

Didier Makal 28 Oct 2024
A leopard pauses in front of one of Tossens' camera traps, set in an FSC-certified logging concession in the northern Republic of Congo. Her research found that leopards live at the same density in this carefully-managed concession as a nearby national park. Image by Sarah Tossens.

Elusive wildcats may hold the key to healthier forests in Africa

Claudia Geib 22 Oct 2024

Africa’s little-known golden cat gets a conservation boost, with community help

Spoorthy Raman 15 Oct 2024
Loxodonta africana cyclotis. Forest elephant bull Gamba, Gabon. Image by WWF / Hervé MORAND with courtesy.

WWF report offers glimmer of conservation hope — yet warns of a planet in peril

Anne Nzouankeu, David Akana 10 Oct 2024

News of rich mineral reserves in Burundi forest reserve sparks debate

Dieudonné Ndanezerewe 10 Oct 2024
Mature cacao fruit. Seeds from the pod are fermented, roasted and ground to make cocoa powder. Image courtesy of TMA.

The world’s chocolate cravings speed up deforestation in the Congo Basin: Study

Marlowe Starling 9 Oct 2024
Red river hogs (Potamochoerus porcus) scavenging at a poached elephant's carcass, Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park. Image by otomops, via Wikicommons (CC BY 4.0)

Congo looks to monetize its high-integrity forests

Rosie Pioth 9 Oct 2024
Two young gorillas play in Gabon. Experts say humans' and gorillas' shared used of medicinal plants highlights the interconnectedness between humans and other apes. Image by Rhett A. Butler/Mongabay.

Indigenous knowledge proves key in a study of plants gorillas use to self-medicate

Charles Mpaka 3 Oct 2024
Elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis). Image by Lucy Keith-Diagne via iNaturalist (CC BY 4.0).

NGOs raise concerns over oil exploration in Republic of Congo national park

Didier Makal 24 Sep 2024
Stunning photo is the first ever of a yellow-crested helmetshrike. Image by Matt Brady.

‘Dream birds’ in the mist: First photo of ‘lost’ bird in DRC mountains

Ryan Truscott 23 Sep 2024

We know how many okapi live in zoos. In the wild? It’s complicated

Marlowe Starling 18 Sep 2024
A Maasai cattle herder in Ngorongoro Conservation Area.

Ahead of COP16, groups warn of rights abuses linked to ‘30×30’ goal

Aimee Gabay 18 Sep 2024
A woman dressed in bright blue and a smile crouches in a cabbage field holding up a large head of cabbage. Image courtesy Suhucam.

In Cameroon, forest and water source restoration offers sustainable solutions

Yannick Kenné 16 Sep 2024
Women's cooperative farm in Dogba. Image by Leocadia Bongben for Mongabay.

How the Zai farming technique is transforming soil fertility in North Cameroon

Leocadia Bongben 11 Sep 2024
Photograph of the Itombwe owl captured by Tom Butynski and colleagues in 1996. Image Courtesy of Tom Butynski.

The Itombwe owl: Two birds and an identity crisis

Malavika Vyawahare 10 Sep 2024
The African manatee use their whisker-like hairs (vibrissae) to detect objects and help expertly navigate waterways (Credit: Lucy Keith-Diagne).

Mysterious African manatees inspire a growing chorus of champions

Petro Kotzé 5 Sep 2024

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