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Angola designates Serra do Pingano as a protected area amid rapid forest loss 30 Oct 2026 13:12:00 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/angola-designates-serra-do-pingano-as-a-protected-area-amid-rapid-forest-loss/ | ||
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At Yerevan’s COP17 biodiversity summit, a steep climb ahead for ‘30 by 30’ target 26 Oct 2026 16:37:58 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/at-yerevans-cop17-biodiversity-summit-a-steep-climb-ahead-for-30-by-30-target/ | ||
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Solar initiative brings power to clinics and jobs to displaced youths in Cameroon 26 Oct 2026 15:52:53 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/solar-initiative-brings-power-to-clinics-and-jobs-to-displaced-youths-in-cameroon/ | ||
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Rare bird finding strengthens case to protect Congo rainforest across borders 26 Oct 2026 14:12:10 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/rare-bird-finding-strengthens-case-to-protect-congo-rainforest-across-borders/ | ||
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Finance and Indigenous rights top Africans’ agenda as biodiversity summit opens in Yerevan 19 Oct 2026 20:23:35 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/finance-and-indigenous-rights-top-africans-agenda-as-biodiversity-summit-opens-in-yerevan/ | ||
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Vulture conservation project to target illegal killing and poisoning in Chad 16 Oct 2026 10:05:49 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/10/vulture-conservation-project-to-target-illegal-killing-and-poisoning-in-chad/ | ||
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Protected areas are not for mining: Interview with WWF’s Nadège Nzoyem 13 Oct 2026 11:58:28 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/protected-areas-are-not-for-mining-interview-with-wwfs-nadege-nzoyem/ | ||
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In a first for the DRC, a homegrown NGO will co-manage a wildlife reserve 13 Oct 2026 08:39:08 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/10/in-a-first-for-the-drc-a-homegrown-ngo-will-co-manage-a-wildlife-reserve/ | ||
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Oil pollution is drifting into marine protected areas, report finds 12 Oct 2026 12:37:55 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/10/oil-pollution-is-drifting-into-marine-protected-areas-report-finds/ | ||
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Gabon, home to the medicinal plant behind ibogaine, wants a fairer share of its global boom 01 Oct 2026 15:21:02 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/gabon-home-to-the-medicinal-plant-behind-ibogaine-wants-a-fairer-share-of-its-global-boom/ | ||
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Ebola, twins and women-led conservation: Reporting on gorillas for World Gorilla Day 24 Sep 2026 17:22:05 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/09/ebola-twins-and-women-led-conservation-reporting-on-gorillas-for-world-gorilla-day/ | ||
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First Angolan giraffes return to Bicuar National Park after 25 years 23 Sep 2026 19:46:09 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/first-angolan-giraffes-return-to-bicuar-national-park-after-25-years/ | ||
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For the first time, Congolese NGO to manage a DRC protected area 16 Sep 2026 05:56:14 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/09/for-the-first-time-congolese-ngo-to-manage-a-drc-protected-area/ | ||
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Angolan communities return to seasonal migration amid severe drought 11 Sep 2026 19:54:36 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/09/angolan-communities-return-to-seasonal-migration-amid-severe-drought/ | ||
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Lack of data hinders fight against environmental crimes in Angola, says environmentalist 11 Sep 2026 12:02:57 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/lack-of-data-hinders-fight-against-environmental-crimes-in-angola-says-environmentalist/ | ||
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Indigenous peoples near Congo parks propose diverse solutions for the future of conservation 08 Sep 2026 20:50:48 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/indigenous-peoples-near-congo-parks-propose-diverse-solutions-for-the-future-of-conservation/ | ||
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‘Birds know no borders’: Interview with BirdLife Africa’s Alex Ngari 08 Sep 2026 07:36:54 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/birds-know-no-borders-interview-with-birdlife-africas-alex-ngari/ | ||
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Ebola outbreak underscores food insecurity crisis in DRC 03 Sep 2026 20:20:37 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/09/ebola-outbreak-underscores-food-insecurity-crisis-in-drc/ | ||
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West Africa’s plan to save its vultures struggles to take flight 03 Sep 2026 07:58:02 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/west-africas-plan-to-save-its-vultures-struggles-to-take-flight/ | ||
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Polluted waterways and water shortages complicate the fight against Ebola in the DRC 26 Aug 2026 05:30:11 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/polluted-waterways-and-water-shortages-complicate-the-fight-against-ebola-in-the-drc/ | ||
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Congo’s Ebola outbreak records one of its highest weekly death tolls yet 25 Aug 2026 17:29:32 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/08/congos-ebola-outbreak-records-one-of-its-highest-weekly-death-tolls-yet/ | ||
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Angola’s peatlands highly underestimated, new study suggests 21 Aug 2026 17:28:45 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/angolas-peatlands-highly-underestimated-new-study-suggests/ | ||
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Six African countries now support precautionary pause on deep-seabed mining 13 Aug 2026 05:18:26 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/08/six-african-countries-now-support-precautionary-pause-on-deep-seabed-mining/ | ||
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As DRC confronts largest Ebola outbreak, health agencies revise strategy 12 Aug 2026 11:11:13 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/as-drc-confronts-largest-ebola-outbreak-health-agencies-revise-strategy/ | ||
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On ivory, follow the trafficking networks and not the headlines (commentary) 11 Aug 2026 22:47:08 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/on-ivory-follow-the-trafficking-networks-and-not-the-headlines-commentary/ | ||
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Gabon ends fisheries partnership agreement with EU 10 Aug 2026 11:09:15 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/08/gabon-ends-fisheries-partnership-agreement-with-eu/ | ||
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Ebola responders persevere in the DRC as Uganda nears end of outbreak 03 Aug 2026 18:19:14 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/ebola-responders-persevere-in-the-drc-as-uganda-nears-end-of-outbreak/ | ||
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Central African Republic’s Dzanga-Sangha tests the promise of wildlife tourism 31 Jul 2026 05:14:46 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/07/central-african-republics-dzanga-sangha-tests-the-promise-of-wildlife-tourism/ | ||
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‘We couldn’t breathe’: DRC villagers revive protest against Perenco over pollution 21 Jul 2026 14:54:47 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/we-couldnt-breathe-drc-villagers-revive-protest-against-perenco-over-pollution/ | ||
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Pangolin DNA study links local wild meat markets to global trafficking networks 21 Jul 2026 11:39:36 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/07/pangolin-dna-study-links-local-wild-meat-markets-to-global-trafficking-networks/ | ||
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WHO evacuated health workers from Ebola treatment center due to armed clashes 20 Jul 2026 18:43:55 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/07/who-evacuated-health-workers-from-ebola-treatment-center-due-to-armed-clashes/ | ||
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Fighting new oil blocks in the Congo Basin: Interview with activist Pascal Mirindi 17 Jul 2026 15:49:54 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/fighting-new-oil-blocks-in-the-congo-basin-interview-with-activist-pascal-mirindi/ | ||
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New colobus monkey, ‘Likweli’, confirmed in DRC 15 Jul 2026 19:16:06 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/07/new-colobus-monkey-likweli-confirmed-in-drc/ | ||
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How birders in Chad ‘found’ the rusty lark, a bird lost to science for nearly a century 14 Jul 2026 12:47:05 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/how-birders-in-chad-found-the-rusty-lark-a-bird-lost-to-science-for-nearly-a-century/ | ||
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Clinical trials begin in DRC epicenter of Bundibugyo strain of Ebola 08 Jul 2026 09:59:24 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/clinical-trials-begin-in-drc-epicenter-of-bundibugyo-strain-of-ebola/ | ||
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Can selective logging help the Congo Basin store more carbon? 02 Jul 2026 22:38:09 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/can-selective-logging-help-the-congo-basin-store-more-carbon/ | ||
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Seizures reveal macabre grey parrot blood trade in Cameroon 25 Jun 2026 18:50:46 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/seizures-reveal-macabre-grey-parrot-blood-trade-in-cameroon/ | ||
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Before tourists can see bonobos, trackers must earn their trust 23 Jun 2026 13:29:26 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/06/before-tourists-can-see-bonobos-trackers-must-earn-their-trust/ | ||
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Demand for vultures in West Africa threatens Central African populations 19 Jun 2026 10:21:29 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/06/demand-for-vultures-in-west-africa-threatens-central-african-populations/ | ||
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Conservation efforts by families displaced for national park sees success in DRC 19 Jun 2026 05:44:43 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/06/conservation-efforts-by-families-displaced-for-national-park-sees-success-in-drc/ | ||
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Protect Antarctic krill to preserve the health of Africa’s coastal communities (commentary) 17 Jun 2026 16:06:25 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/protect-antarctic-krill-to-preserve-the-health-of-africas-coastal-communities-commentary/ | ||
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As human Ebola cases climb in DRC, critically endangered gorillas are at risk 12 Jun 2026 13:30:15 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/as-human-ebola-cases-climb-in-drc-critically-endangered-gorillas-are-at-risk/ | ||
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Four years to earn their trust: Habituating bonobos in DRC’s Salonga National Park 11 Jun 2026 10:56:06 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/four-years-to-earn-their-trust-habituating-bonobos-in-drcs-salonga-national-park/ | ||
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Mongabay Africa’s most-read stories so far in 2026 05 Jun 2026 18:19:34 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/06/mongabay-africas-most-read-stories-so-far-in-2026/ | ||
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Local indigenous people get more land in a DRC community forest 04 Jun 2026 21:12:32 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/06/local-indigenous-people-get-more-land-in-a-drc-community-forest/ | ||
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Confinement and disinfected bedding: An ape sanctuary in DRC responds to Ebola 04 Jun 2026 09:47:52 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/confinement-and-disinfected-bedding-an-ape-sanctuary-in-drc-responds-to-ebola/ | ||
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Can deforestation predict Ebola outbreaks? Q&A with CDC’s Carson Telford 03 Jun 2026 09:39:21 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/can-deforestation-predict-ebola-outbreaks-qa-with-cdcs-carson-telford/ | ||
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Descendants of people pushed out for DRC national park lead forest conservation efforts 02 Jun 2026 22:30:48 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/descendants-of-people-pushed-out-for-drc-national-park-lead-forest-conservation-efforts/ | ||
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World Peatland Day honors a crucial ecosystem in the fight against climate change 02 Jun 2026 05:33:14 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/06/world-peatland-day-honors-a-crucial-ecosystem-in-the-fight-against-climate-change/ | ||
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‘People kept dying’: Interview with Dr. Macky Mbavugha on DRC’s latest Ebola outbreak 29 May 2026 19:00:03 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/people-kept-dying-interview-with-dr-macky-mbavugha-on-drcs-latest-ebola-outbreak/ | ||
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Report alleges élite ties behind logging permits in Cameroon’s Ebo Forest 29 May 2026 14:46:10 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/report-alleges-elite-ties-behind-logging-permits-in-cameroons-ebo-forest/ | ||
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Carbon cowboys and unpaid pledges: Ex-Gabon environment minister Lee White on conservation in Africa 25 May 2026 10:22:40 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/carbon-cowboys-and-unpaid-pledges-ex-gabon-environment-minister-lee-white-on-conservation-in-africa/ | ||
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‘Corporate capture’ of critical minerals risks repeating DRC’s extractive past, warns indigenous leader 22 May 2026 20:46:35 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/corporate-capture-of-critical-minerals-risks-repeating-drcs-extractive-past-warns-indigenous-leader/ | ||
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Gunmen kill two rangers in latest deadly attack in DRC’s Virunga National Park 22 May 2026 03:55:11 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/05/gunmen-kill-two-rangers-in-latest-deadly-attack-in-drcs-virunga-national-park/ | ||
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Ebola outbreak reaches major cities in DR Congo, Uganda amid fears of regional spread 21 May 2026 20:51:23 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/05/ebola-outbreak-reaches-major-cities-in-dr-congo-uganda-amid-fears-of-regional-spread/ | ||
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He survived a deadly attack, now he is calling for better working conditions for rangers in DRC 19 May 2026 16:43:39 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/he-survived-a-deadly-attack-now-he-is-calling-for-better-working-conditions-for-rangers-in-drc/ | ||
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Tensions rise in DRC mining region as community leaders arrested over protest 15 May 2026 21:41:46 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/05/tensions-rise-in-drc-mining-region-as-community-leaders-arrested-over-protest/ | ||
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At least 65 dead in latest Ebola outbreak in eastern DR Congo 15 May 2026 16:11:58 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/05/at-least-65-dead-in-latest-ebola-outbreak-in-eastern-dr-congo/ | ||
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Agriculture drives most tropical peatland loss in Indonesia, Peru and DRC: Study 12 May 2026 21:12:03 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/05/agriculture-drives-most-tropical-peatland-loss-in-indonesia-peru-and-drc-study/ | ||
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New Congo oil find highlights Africa’s energy paradox amid Hormuz crisis 11 May 2026 20:41:14 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/05/new-congo-oil-find-highlights-africas-energy-paradox-amid-hormuz-crisis/ | ||
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