The Congo's forests are growing back fast, but scientists say they're still missing the hidden structure that makes old-growth forests thrive

Tropical forests in the Democratic Republic of Congo show signs of recovery from deforestation. Structural complexity returns ...

New monkey species with orange lips found in Congo forest: ‘Both exciting and deeply personal’

There is a new species of monkey that has been discovered in the Democratic Republic of Congo. A report from Florida Atlantic ...

Lakes that 'breathe' ancient carbon: A surprising find in the Congo Basin

In the heart of the Congo Basin's Cuvette Centrale, a large depression that hosts the world's largest tropical wetland ...
Carbon Brief

UK withdraws millions in funding from world’s second-largest rainforest in Congo

The UK has abandoned projects worth tens of millions of pounds that were meant to help protect Congo rainforests and support ...

New species of monkey with unusual orange lips discovered in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Scientists have described a new species of colobus monkey in the forests of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), report ...

Scientists find new monkey species in Congo's rainforest

July 16 (Reuters) - Scientists have identified a new species of monkey in Democratic Republic of Congo's rainforest, ...

New monkey species with orange lips discovered hiding in DR Congo forest

Scientists have discovered Likweli, a new monkey species in DR Congo with bright orange lips. The rare colobus monkey ...
Panda

New commitments needed to save the Congo Basin's forests

As leaders gather for the second Central African Heads of State Forest Summit in Brazzaville, WWF warns that two thirds of the Congo Basin’s forests could be lost within fifty years if illegal logging ...

Striking new species of African monkey discovered deep in the Congo rainforest

In the rainforests of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), scientists have identified a previously unknown species of ...
Reuters

Congo basin forest is biggest for approved logging

OSLO, May 27 (Reuters) - A tract of tropical forest in the Congo Basin mapped with the help of local pygmies has become the largest in the world certified under a system meant to ensure responsible ...