While most people think of the Amazon when discussing tropical rainforests, there's another colossal green giant quietly ...

Often referred to as the “forest giraffe,” the okapi (Okapia johnstoni) is one of the world’s most elusive animals, found exclusively in the dense rainforests of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) ...

Gabon's government and a coalition of donors have signed an agreement aimed at protecting 34,000 square km (13,000 square ...

For decades, the Congo Basin was largely invisible to climate science. Now, a new generation of Central African researchers is revealing unexpected ways to protect the planet. At sunset, humid air ...

Governments and investors are seeking minerals, timber and oil in the Congo Basin to fuel the global economy and the green ...

Leading African and international scientists join today the growing call for the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to cancel its plans to lift a 20-year ban on new industrial ...

In the Congo Basin and in overlooked dry tropical forests, losses are soaring – and could soon become irreversible ...

Kim Rebholz tried to end illegal logging, smuggling and pollution in DRC's mangroves park, one of the world's most important ...

When Brazil’s President Lula chose Belém - a coastal city close to the mouth of the Amazon River - to host the UN climate conference of Cop30, he did so to ensure that the world’s largest rainforest ...

Heading into COP30, where tropical forests are set to be a central theme, it seemed worth attempting a thought experiment: to trace today’s trajectories a little further forward and imagine where they ...

Discover the top 10 countries with the largest forests in 2025 — from Russia’s vast taiga to Brazil’s Amazon. Explore how these green giants sustain global biodiversity and fight climate change.