Gay Reinartz will be speaking at the Wildlife Conservation Network Expo in San Francisco on October 3rd, 2010. Unlike every other of the world's great apes—the gorilla, chimpanzee, and orangutan—saving…
In a landscape-wide study in the Congo, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) found that core protected areas and strong anti-poaching efforts are necessary to maintain viable populations of forest elephants,…
From 2000 to 2005 the world lost over a million square kilometers of forest. Forests continue to decline worldwide, according to a new study in the Proceedings of the National…
Gorillas may disappear across much of the Congo Basin by the mid 2020s unless action is taken to protect against poaching and habitat destruction, warns a new report issued by…
REDD, responsible logging could help preserve Congo forests, reduce poverty, says report Payments for ecosystem services and sustainable forest management may be key components in maintaining Central Africa's rainforests as…
Brazil set aside more land in protected areas than any other country during the 2000s, accounting for nearly 60 percent of total terrestrial conservation during the decade, according to mongabay.com's…
Chainsaws, bulldozers, and fires are tools of rainforest destruction, but roads are enablers. Roads link markets to resources, enabling loggers, farmers, ranchers, miners, and land speculators to convert remote forests…
Conservationists work with local communities to protect the okapi, and its rainforest habitat, in the aftermath of a brutal civil war.
Less than 2 percent of Africa’s tropical forests are under community control, hindering efforts to slow deforestation and alleviate rural poverty, reports a new assessment from the International Tropical Timber…
A partnership between local villages and conservation groups, headed up by the Bonobo Conservation Initiative (BCI), has led to the creation of a new 1,847 square mile (4,875 square kilometer)…
The Republic of Congo and the EU have announced a new system to ensure that by 2011 no illegal timber will reach European Union member nations from the Republic of…
A new study finds that forest elephants may be responsible for planting more trees in the Congo than any other species or genus. Conducting a thorough survey of seed dispersal…
The United Nation's REDD Program has approved $18 million in support of forest conservation projects in five pilot countries: Democratic Republic of Congo, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Tanzania, and Viet…
Update: Missing gorilla rangers return safely in Congo, one dies of cholera in camp Update: Missing gorilla rangers return safely in Congo, one dies of cholera in camp Jeremy Hance,…
39 rangers missing in Virunga Park after headquarters overtaken by rebels 39 rangers missing in Virunga Park after headquarters overtaken by rebels Jeremy Hance, mongabay.com October 30, 2008
Forest elephants learn to avoid roads, behavior may lead to population decline Forest elephants learn to avoid roads, behavior may lead to population decline Jeremy Hance, mongabay.com October 27, 2008…
Gorilla refuge falls into rebel hands in Congo; Park HQ seized Gorilla refuge falls into rebel hands in Congo; Park HQ seized mongabay.com October 26, 2008 Rebels in Democratic Republic…
DR Congo to cancel two-thirds of logging contracts due to corruption DR Congo to cancel two-thirds of logging contracts due to corruption mongabay.com October 8, 2008
Rare okapi photographed for the first time in Congo park Rare okapi photographed for the first time in Congo park mongabay.com September 10, 2008 A camera trap has captured the…
Malaysia targets Africa, the Amazon for oil palm expansion Malaysia targets Africa and the Amazon for palm oil expansion mongabay.com August 25, 2008 Facing land scarcity at home and environmental…
Logging company Danzer accused of tax fraud in the Congo Logging company Danzer accused of tax fraud in the Congo mongabay.com July 31, 2008 A major European logging company is…
14 countries win first REDD funding from the World Bank to protect forests 14 countries win REDD funding to protect tropical forests mongabay.com July 24, 2008 Related: 1/3 of corals…
Britain, Norway commit $210 million towards Congo rainforest conservation Britain, Norway commit $210 million towards Congo rainforest conservation mongabay.com June 24, 2008 The governments of Britain and Norway last week…
Forest carbon credits could guide development in Congo Forest carbon credits could help development in Congo: Interview with Nadine Laporte, remote sensing expert Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com May 28, 2008…
Indigenous peoples of Congo map their forests with GPS in an effort to save them Indigenous peoples of Congo map their forests with GPS in an effort to save them…
DR Congo has great potential for biofuels says U.N. official DR Congo has great potential for biofuels says U.N. official mongabay.com January 9, 2008 A UN economist is touting the…
Tropical forests face huge threat from industrial agriculture Tropical forests face huge threat from industrial agriculture mongabay.com December 5, 2007 With forest conversion for large-scale agriculture rapidly emerging as a…