Commercial bushmeat trade is devastating wildlife Commercial bushmeat trade is devastating wildlife mongabay.com September 15, 2008 Commercial killing of rainforest wildlife is putting biodiversity at risk and reducing sources of…
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…
Markets may save rainforests An interview with Dr. Andrew Mitchell of the Global Canopy Program: Markets could save rainforests Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com August 18, 2008 Markets may soon value…
1.2 million ha of Congo rainforest certified for sustainable forestry 1.2 million ha of Congo rainforest certified for sustainable forestry mongabay.com August 6, 2008 More than one million hectares of…
Photos of massive gorilla population discovered in the Congo Massive gorilla population discovered in the Congo mongabay.com August 5, 2008 The world's known population of critically endangered western lowland gorillas…
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…
Congo pygmies use GPS to map eco-certified timber concession Congo pygmies use GPS to map eco-certified timber concession mongabay.com May 29, 2008 Loggers have teamed with indigenous Pygmies to establish…
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…
Mobile game to help save embattled gorillas in the Congo Mobile game to help save embattled gorillas in the Congo Jeremy Hance, mongabay.com April 16, 2008 For mobile users a…
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…
Scientists have taken the first photos of face-to-face copulation by wild gorillas. The images were captured in Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park in the Republic of Congo. "Understanding the behavior of our…
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…
REDD will fail if needs of forest communities aren't addressed REDD will fail if needs of forest communities aren't addressed mongabay.com December 7, 2007 New report argues that unless REDD…
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…
Returns from carbon offsets could beat palm oil in Congo DRC Returns from carbon offsets could beat palm oil in Congo DRC Rhett Butler, mongabay.com December 4, 2007 A proposal…
 Rainforest Reserve Established in DR Congo to save bonobo Rainforest Reserve Established in DR Congo to save bonobo Bonobo Conservation Initiative November 19, 2007 Editor's summary: The government of…
Congo pygmies to meet World Bank President Zoellick over forest destruction Congo pygmies to meet World Bank President Zoellick over forest destruction mongabay.com October 17, 2007 A delegation of 'Pygmies'…
Photo: newborn mountain gorilla born in Congo Photo: newborn mountain gorilla born in Congo mongabay.com August 23, 2007 Conservationists announced the birth of a critically endangered mountain gorilla in the…
NASA images show expansion of logging in Congo rainforest NASA images show expansion of logging in Congo rainforest mongabay.com July 15, 2007 New high resolution images of logging roads in…
World Bank to raise $250M for avoided deforestation in tropics World Bank to raise $250M for avoided deforestation in tropics mongabay.com June 11, 2007 The World Bank will soon launch…
Chinese demand drives global deforestation Chinese demand drives global deforestation By Tansa Musa Reuters June 10, 2007 NGAMBE-TIKAR, Cameroon (Reuters) - From outside, Cameroon's Ngambe-Tikar forest looks like a compact,…
Logging roads rapidly expanding in Congo rainforest Logging roads rapidly expanding in Congo rainforest mongabay.com June 7, 2007 Logging roads are rapidly expanding in the Congo rainforest, report researchers who…
New railway will facilitate logging in Congo New railway will facilitate logging in Congo Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com April 25, 2007 A new 800-km railway backed by a South Korean…
Despite government and World Bank assurances to the contrary. a new report from Greenpeace finds that illegal logging is rampant in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The report, Carving…
Congo cancels logging contracts, calls for sustainable forest management Congo cancels logging contracts, calls for sustainable forest management Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com April 9, 2007 The new government of the…
Important Congo basin parks get funding Important Congo basin parks get funding Wildlife Conservation Society March 28, 2007 A network of national parks and protected areas spanning three nations in…
Congo rainforest was dry savanna 25,000 years ago Congo rainforest was dry savanna 25,000 years ago mongabay.com March 25, 2007 Scientists from the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research and University…
