Rainforests and Congo News

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…

Britain invests $100M to protect Congo rainforest Britain invests $100M to protect Congo rainforest Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com March 23, 2007 Britain will invest nearly $100 million (£50m) in a…

War-torn Congo Announces Two New Parks War-torn Congo Announces Two New Parks WCS September 18, 2006 The Minister of Forestry Economy of the Republic of Congo announced today plans to…

When elephants attack. Surviving an elephant charge in the Congo rainforest of Gabon When elephants attack. Surviving an elephant charge in the Congo rainforest of Gabon Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com…

Roads tied to bushmeat hunting in Africa Roads tied to bushmeat hunting in Africa Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com May 9, 2006 A new study ties the presence of roads to…

Congo rainforest - 600,000 sq km slated for logging Congo rainforest - 600,000 sq km slated for logging Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com December 5, 2005 Environmentalists ask World Bank to…

Hunting ban threatens Congo forest dwellers Hunting ban threatens Congo forest dwellers IRIN October 31, 2005 A blanket animal hunting ban has made life even more difficult for the Baka…

Congo's Kabila calls for rainforest protection Congo's Kabila calls for rainforest protection by David Lewis, Reuters October 30, 2005 KINSHASA, Oct 28 (Reuters) - The world's second largest rainforest stands…

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