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The environmental toll of the M23 conflict in eastern DRC (Analysis)
07 Mar 2025 14:55:35 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/03/the-environmental-toll-of-the-m23-conflict-in-eastern-drc-analysis/
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Mineral exploitation overshadows green diplomacy in Congo’s Sangha region
30 Jan 2025 15:45:26 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/01/mineral-exploitation-overshadows-green-diplomacy-in-congos-sangha-region/
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DRC orders environmental, operational audits of oil company Perenco
28 Jan 2025 14:06:03 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/01/drc-orders-environmental-operational-audits-of-oil-company-perenco/
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New study assesses threat to wildlife from cacao expansion in Congo Basin
21 Jan 2025 16:43:54 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/01/new-study-assesses-threat-to-wildlife-from-cacao-expansion-in-congo-basin/
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Cameroon aims to double cacao, coffee production, yet also save forests
14 Jan 2025 18:24:04 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/01/cameroon-aims-to-double-cacao-coffee-production-yet-also-save-forests/
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Armed conflict, not Batwa people, at heart of Grauer’s gorillas’ past decline in DRC park
16 Dec 2024 18:09:52 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/12/armed-conflict-not-batwa-people-biggest-factor-in-decline-of-grauers-gorillas-in-drc-park/
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Progress on rights complaint systems in Congo Basin but more needed, says group
05 Dec 2024 16:03:46 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/12/progress-on-rights-complaint-systems-in-congo-basin-but-more-needed-says-group/
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Cobalt Capital
16 Nov 2024 00:04:12 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/specials/2024/11/cobalt-capital/
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‘We are not asking for handouts,’ Rwandan President Kagame says at COP29
13 Nov 2024 18:44:56 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2024/11/we-are-not-asking-for-handouts-rwanada-president-kagame-says-at-cop29/
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Study finds bonobos more diverse, and more vulnerable, than previously thought
04 Nov 2024 21:16:19 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/11/study-finds-bonobos-more-diverse-and-more-vulnerable-than-previously-thought/
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The world’s chocolate cravings speed up deforestation in the Congo Basin: Study
09 Oct 2024 17:00:18 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/10/the-worlds-chocolate-cravings-speed-up-deforestation-in-the-congo-basin-study/
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‘Dream birds’ in the mist: First photo of ‘lost’ bird in DRC mountains
23 Sep 2024 12:10:20 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/09/dream-birds-in-the-mist-first-photo-of-lost-bird-in-drc-mountains/
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We know how many okapi live in zoos. In the wild? It’s complicated
18 Sep 2024 15:08:50 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/09/we-know-how-many-okapi-live-in-zoos-in-the-wild-its-complicated/
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US govt watchdog: Human rights still at risk in overseas conservation aid
17 Sep 2024 08:11:30 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/09/us-govt-watchdog-human-rights-still-at-risk-in-overseas-conservation-aid/
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The Itombwe owl: Two birds and an identity crisis
10 Sep 2024 06:17:33 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/09/the-itombwe-owl-two-birds-and-an-identity-crisis/
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Logging has a ‘lasting legacy’ on Gabonese forest soundscapes
09 Sep 2024 05:51:00 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2024/09/logging-has-a-lasting-legacy-on-gabonese-forest-soundscapes/
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Mysterious African manatees inspire a growing chorus of champions
05 Sep 2024 15:45:37 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/09/mysterious-african-manatees-inspire-a-growing-chorus-of-champions/
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Meet the little-known African tortoise with a hatchback for a shell
26 Aug 2024 17:52:06 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/08/meet-the-little-known-african-tortoise-with-a-hatchback-for-a-shell/
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In the DRC, a government commission is taking funds owed to people relocated by mines
20 Aug 2024 15:37:05 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/08/in-the-drc-a-government-commission-is-taking-funds-owed-to-people-relocated-by-mines/
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DRC communities turn up heat on EU lenders funding palm oil giant PHC
12 Aug 2024 22:09:55 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/08/drc-communities-turn-up-heat-on-eu-lenders-funding-palm-oil-giant-phc/
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In sub-Saharan Africa, ‘forgotten’ foods could boost climate resilience, nutrition
26 Jul 2024 18:17:18 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/07/in-sub-saharan-africa-forgotten-foods-could-boost-climate-resilience-nutrition/
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DRC’s golden-bellied mangabeys: A little-known but much-threatened monkey
25 Jul 2024 19:18:53 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/07/drcs-golden-bellied-mangabeys-a-little-known-but-much-threatened-monkey/
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DRC conflict hinders search for Itombwe nightjar, but ‘lost’ bird may yet be found
25 Jul 2024 16:57:47 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/07/drc-conflict-hinders-search-for-itombwe-nightjar-but-lost-bird-may-yet-be-found/
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Regions with highest risks to wildlife have fewest camera traps, study finds
15 Jul 2024 14:46:59 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/07/regions-with-highest-risks-to-wildlife-have-fewest-camera-traps-study-finds/
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Camera-trap study brings the lesula, Congo’s cryptic monkey, into focus
27 Jun 2024 16:06:57 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/06/camera-trap-study-brings-the-lesula-congos-cryptic-monkey-into-focus/
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In ‘the century of Africa,’ Mongabay’s new bureau reports its biggest environmental issues and solutions
25 Jun 2024 21:08:11 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2024/06/in-the-century-of-africa-mongabays-new-bureau-reports-its-biggest-environmental-issues-and-solutions/
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Impunity and pollution abound in DRC mining along the road to the energy transition
14 May 2024 14:04:59 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/05/impunity-and-pollution-abound-in-drc-mining-along-the-road-to-energy-transition/
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DRC’s 1 billion trees program makes progress, but hurdles remain
26 Apr 2024 10:10:26 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/04/drcs-1-billion-trees-program-makes-progress-but-hurdles-remain/
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Bonobos, the ‘hippy apes’, may not be as peaceful as once thought
12 Apr 2024 15:39:16 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/04/bonobos-the-hippy-apes-may-not-be-as-peaceful-as-once-thought/
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Tropical forest loss puts 2030 zero-deforestation target further out of reach
04 Apr 2024 12:26:01 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/04/tropical-forest-loss-puts-2030-zero-deforestation-target-further-out-of-reach/
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Global cobalt rush drives toxic toll near DRC mines
27 Mar 2024 11:05:43 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/03/global-cobalt-rush-drives-toxic-toll-near-drc-mines/
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‘Another catastrophe’: Flooding destroys Indigenous agroforestry projects in Peru’s Amazon
26 Mar 2024 14:55:59 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/03/another-catastrophe-flooding-destroys-indigenous-agroforestry-projects-in-perus-amazon/
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African Parks vows to investigate allegations of abuse at Congolese park
07 Feb 2024 08:45:25 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/02/african-parks-vows-to-investigate-allegations-of-abuse-at-congolese-park/
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Direct funding of Indigenous peoples can protect global rainforests & the climate (commentary)
24 Jan 2024 22:22:47 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/01/direct-funding-of-indigenous-peoples-can-protect-global-rainforests-the-climate-commentary/
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Togo monkey seizure turns spotlight on illicit wildlife trafficking from DR Congo
08 Jan 2024 10:53:23 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/01/togo-monkey-seizure-turns-spotlight-on-illicit-wildlife-trafficking-from-dr-congo/
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Mongabay’s top 10 podcast episodes of 2023
26 Dec 2023 11:43:45 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/12/mongabays-top-10-podcast-episodes-of-2023/
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COP28 cements goal to halt forest loss in 7 years, but where’s the money?
15 Dec 2023 16:48:57 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/12/cop28-cements-goal-to-halt-forest-loss-in-7-years-but-wheres-the-money/
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Are flame retardants about to burn a hole in biodiversity? (commentary)
13 Nov 2023 21:28:28 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/11/are-flame-retardants-about-to-burn-a-hole-in-biodiversity-commentary/
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Forest elephants are the ‘glue’ holding Congo rainforests together
07 Nov 2023 21:17:50 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2023/11/forest-elephants-are-the-glue-holding-congo-rainforests-together-experts-say/
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Oil firm Perenco eyes new blocks in DRC amid criticism of its track record
24 Oct 2023 09:27:24 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/10/oil-firm-perenco-eyes-new-blocks-in-drc-amid-criticism-of-its-track-record/
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What would it cost to protect the Congo Rainforest?
29 Aug 2023 22:23:57 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2023/08/what-would-it-cost-to-protect-the-congo-rainforest/
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Agroecology alliance calls for more food at less cost to nature in Congo Basin
28 Aug 2023 12:49:41 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/08/agroecology-alliance-calls-for-more-food-at-less-cost-to-nature-in-congo-basin/
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Congo Basin’s elephants boost carbon capture, but need salt-licks to survive
15 Aug 2023 11:31:40 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/08/congo-basins-elephants-boost-carbon-capture-but-need-salt-licks-to-survive/
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Forest campaign group renews charge that carbon credit verification schemes are flawed
28 Jul 2023 20:47:33 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/07/forest-campaign-group-renews-charge-that-carbon-credit-verification-schemes-are-flawed/
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A just energy transition requires better governance & equity in the DRC
19 Jul 2023 21:05:58 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2023/07/a-just-energy-transition-requires-better-governance-equity-in-the-drc/
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Big potential and immense challenges for great ape conservation in the Congo Basin, experts say
28 Jun 2023 22:14:36 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2023/06/big-potential-and-immense-challenges-for-great-ape-conservation-in-the-congo-basin-experts-say/
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New data show 10% increase in primary tropical forest loss in 2022
27 Jun 2023 08:35:05 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/06/new-data-show-10-increase-in-primary-tropical-forest-loss-in-2022/
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Militarized conservation: Insecurity for some, security for others? (commentary)
06 Jun 2023 14:00:21 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/06/militarized-conservation-insecurity-for-some-security-for-others-commentary/
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Tap African knowledge and culture for Congo Basin forest conservation (commentary)
05 Jun 2023 17:36:39 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/06/tap-african-knowledge-for-congo-basin-forest-conservation-commentary/
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Congo Basin communities left out by ‘fortress conservation’ fight for a way back in
16 May 2023 20:18:52 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2023/05/congo-basin-communities-left-out-by-fortress-conservation-fight-for-a-way-back-in/
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Mongabay Explores the Congo Basin: The ‘heart of the world’ is at a turning point
25 Apr 2023 18:49:54 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2023/04/mongabay-explores-the-congo-basin-the-heart-of-the-world-is-at-a-turning-point/
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CAPS, new gas megaproject, aims to power Central Africa, but at what cost, critics ask
11 Apr 2023 13:40:02 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/04/caps-new-gas-megaproject-aims-to-power-central-africa-but-at-what-cost-critics-ask/
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Tropical forest regeneration offsets 26% of carbon emissions from deforestation
23 Mar 2023 18:34:02 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/03/tropical-forest-regeneration-offsets-26-of-carbon-emissions-from-deforestation/
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Forests & finance: A lawsuit, an import ban, and restoring Zambian forests
23 Feb 2023 12:40:01 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/02/forests-finance-a-lawsuit-an-import-ban-and-restoring-zambian-forests/
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Element Africa: Deadly violence and massive graft at Tanzania and DRC mines
31 Dec 2022 05:01:03 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/12/element-africa-deadly-violence-and-massive-graft-at-tanzania-and-drc-mines/
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COP27 long on pledges, short on funds for forests — Congo Basin at risk
18 Nov 2022 20:38:30 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/11/cop27-long-on-pledges-short-on-money-for-forests-congo-basin-at-risk/
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After 14 years of advocacy, the DRC president finally signs new Indigenous peoples law (commentary)
16 Nov 2022 21:10:01 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/11/after-14-years-of-advocacy-the-drc-president-signs-new-indigenous-peoples-law-commentary/
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Escape into nature’s soundscapes
16 Nov 2022 20:59:10 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2022/11/podcast-escape-into-natures-soundscapes/
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Can a luxury chocolate company help a Congolese forest?
16 Nov 2022 17:57:06 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/11/can-a-luxury-chocolate-company-save-a-congolese-forest/
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Element Africa: Mines take their toll on nature and communities
20 Oct 2022 17:21:14 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/10/element-africa-mines-take-their-toll-on-nature-and-communities/
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