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Markets could save rainforests: an interview with Andrew Mitchell

Rhett Ayers Butler 17 Aug 2008

1.2 million ha of Congo rainforest certified for sustainable forestry

Mongabay.com 6 Aug 2008

Massive gorilla population discovered in the Congo

Mongabay.com 5 Aug 2008

Logging company Danzer accused of tax fraud in the Congo

Mongabay.com 31 Jul 2008

14 countries win REDD funding to protect tropical forests

Mongabay.com 24 Jul 2008

Britain, Norway commit $210 million towards Congo rainforest conservation

Mongabay.com 24 Jun 2008

Does logging contribute to AIDS deaths in Africa?

Rhett Ayers Butler 14 Jun 2008

Congo pygmies use GPS to map eco-certified timber concession

Mongabay.com 29 May 2008

Forest carbon credits could guide development in Congo

Rhett Ayers Butler 28 May 2008

Energy firm to mine oil sands in the Republic of Congo

Mongabay.com 21 May 2008

Mobile game to help save embattled gorillas in the Congo

Jeremy Hance 16 Apr 2008

Indigenous peoples of Congo map their forests with GPS in an effort to save them

Jeremy Hance 13 Apr 2008

Biochar fund to fight hunger, energy poverty, deforestation, and global warming

Mongabay.com 10 Mar 2008

First photos of face-to-face mating by gorillas in the wild

Mongabay.com 12 Feb 2008

DR Congo has great potential for biofuels says U.N. official

Mongabay.com 9 Jan 2008

REDD will fail if needs of forest communities aren’t addressed

Mongabay.com 7 Dec 2007

Tropical forests face huge threat from industrial agriculture

Mongabay.com 5 Dec 2007

Returns from carbon offsets could beat palm oil in Congo DRC

Rhett A. Butler 4 Dec 2007

Rainforest Reserve Established in DR Congo to save bonobo

Bonobo Conservation Initiative 19 Nov 2007

Congo pygmies to meet World Bank President Zoellick over forest destruction

Mongabay.com 17 Oct 2007

Ebola outbreak in Congo kills 166

Mongabay.com 12 Sep 2007

Rebels invade Congo gorilla sanctuary, park rangers evacuated

Mongabay.com 4 Sep 2007

Photo: newborn mountain gorilla born in Congo

Mongabay.com 23 Aug 2007

U.N. sends team to investigate gorilla killings

Mongabay.com 10 Aug 2007

New species discovered in “lost” African forest

Mongabay.com 7 Aug 2007

Rare gorillas slaughtered in mass killing

Mongabay.com 24 Jul 2007

NASA images show expansion of logging in Congo rainforest

Mongabay.com 15 Jul 2007

World Bank to raise $250M for avoided deforestation in tropics

Mongabay.com 11 Jun 2007

Chinese demand drives global deforestation

Reuters 10 Jun 2007

Logging roads rapidly expanding in Congo rainforest

Mongabay.com 7 Jun 2007

Congo guerillas threaten to kill rare gorillas

Mongabay.com 21 May 2007

New railway will facilitate logging in Congo

Rhett Ayers Butler 25 Apr 2007

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