Loss of tree cover in 2024 -- from deforestation and fires, deliberate or accidental -- generated more than three billion ...

By Mongabay.com The Republic of Congo has one of the lowest deforestation rates in the world, but “uncontrolled gold mining” ...

Outside the tropics, boreal forests, which evolved with seasonal fires, also posted record-high tree loss in 2024, with ...

This country profile considers the complexities of the DRC's carbon sinks, the ecosystems that are natural solutions against ...

By strengthening carbon sinks we can slow down global warming but what are carbon sinks and where can they be found?

Nestled in the green hills of Masisi territory in Congo, the artisanal Rubaya mining site hums with the sound of generators, ...

Charities are warning that without government support for the African country’s artisanal mining sector, private investment ...

The Republic of Congo has one of the lowest deforestation ... is estimated to store more net carbon dioxide than the Amazon Rainforest, making it important in the fight against climate change ...

Nestled in the green hills of Masisi territory in Congo, at the artisanal Rubaya mining site, hundreds of men labor by hand ...