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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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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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A “good year” for forests changes less than it seems 29 Apr 2026 17:55:31 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/a-good-year-for-forests-changes-less-than-it-seems/ | ||
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What it takes to make conservation work in Central Africa: Luis Arranz’s 46-year journey 27 Apr 2026 10:48:03 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/what-it-takes-to-make-conservation-work-in-central-africa-luis-arranzs-46-year-journey/ | ||
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Studying the world’s largest gathering of forest elephants with sound and field observation 19 Apr 2026 14:46:29 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/studying-the-worlds-largest-gathering-of-forest-elephants-with-sound-and-field-observation/ | ||
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Can nature outcompete war in Eastern Congo? 13 Apr 2026 23:26:11 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/can-nature-outcompete-war-in-eastern-congo/ | ||
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Why conservation needs stories of progress 07 Apr 2026 14:35:59 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/why-conservation-needs-stories-of-progress/ | ||
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A human rights center opens a path to justice for Indigenous Peoples in the Central African Republic 07 Apr 2026 04:12:12 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/a-human-rights-center-opens-a-path-to-justice-for-indigenous-peoples-in-the-central-african-republic/ | ||
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A Congo Basin-led bioeconomy could boost Central Africa’s green transition (analysis) 06 Apr 2026 16:27:06 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/a-congo-basin-led-bioeconomy-could-boost-central-africas-green-transition-analysis/ | ||
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A unique clearing in Central Africa draws elephants from the dense forests 06 Apr 2026 16:14:57 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/a-unique-clearing-in-central-africa-draws-elephants-from-the-dense-forests/ | ||
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‘Ancient’ carbon venting from lakes in the Congo Basin peatlands: Study 31 Mar 2026 13:35:06 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/ancient-carbon-venting-from-lakes-in-the-congo-basin-peatlands-study/ | ||
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Conservation depends on rangers. Their wellbeing is often an afterthought 31 Mar 2026 09:27:07 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/conservation-depends-on-rangers-their-wellbeing-is-often-an-afterthought/ | ||
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How a community defended its ancestral forest from logging 16 Mar 2026 15:45:57 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/how-a-community-defended-its-ancestral-forest-from-logging/ | ||
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Growing number of Indigenous Twa forced out of DRC’s forests and into towns 11 Mar 2026 21:13:40 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/growing-number-of-indigenous-twa-forced-out-of-drcs-forests-and-into-towns/ | ||
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Partnering up to run a DRC reserve: Interview with Forgotten Parks’ Christine Lain 06 Feb 2026 12:51:10 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/partnering-up-to-run-a-drc-reserve-interview-with-forgotten-parks-christine-lain/ | ||
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What’s next for the major pledge to halt & reverse Congo Basin deforestation? 05 Feb 2026 23:01:00 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/whats-next-for-the-major-pledge-to-halt-reverse-congo-basin-deforestation/ | ||
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The year in rainforests 2025: Deforestation fell; the risks did not 26 Dec 2025 20:11:46 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/the-year-in-rainforests-2025-deforestation-fell-the-risks-did-not/ | ||
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Congo’s communities are creating a 1-million-hectare biodiversity corridor 18 Dec 2025 21:46:37 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/congos-communities-are-creating-a-1-million-hectare-biodiversity-corridor/ | ||
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Top-down projects, exotic trees, weak tenure: Congo Basin restoration misses the mark 12 Dec 2025 16:49:18 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/top-down-projects-exotic-trees-weak-tenure-congo-basin-restoration-misses-the-mark/ | ||
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An Empire of Nature: African Parks and Rwanda’s Nyungwe Forest 04 Dec 2025 11:52:24 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/an-empire-of-nature-african-parks-and-rwandas-nyungwe-forest/ | ||
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Norway’s multibillion-dollar bet on forests: An interview with Minister Eriksen 25 Nov 2025 09:54:08 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/norways-multibillion-dollar-bet-on-forests-an-interview-with-minister-eriksen/ | ||
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Congo Basin nations roll out community payments for forest care 20 Nov 2025 21:10:17 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/11/congo-basin-nations-roll-out-community-payments-for-forest-care/ | ||
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To fix the climate, simply empower Indigenous people (commentary) 10 Nov 2025 18:58:35 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/to-fix-the-climate-simply-empower-indigenous-people-commentary/ | ||
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Congo Basin communities bear the costs of industrial expansion 05 Nov 2025 18:35:58 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/11/congo-basin-communities-bear-the-costs-of-industrial-expansion/ | ||
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What might lie ahead for tropical forests (analysis) 02 Nov 2025 18:49:47 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/the-forests-future-tense-what-might-lie-ahead-for-the-tropics-commentary/ | ||
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As forest elephants plummet, ebony trees decline in Central Africa’s rainforests 29 Aug 2025 13:05:04 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/08/as-forest-elephants-plummet-ebony-trees-decline-in-central-africas-rainforests/ | ||
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In eastern Congo’s war-torn forests, Augustin Basabose gave hope to gorillas and people 25 Aug 2025 00:56:32 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/08/in-eastern-congos-war-torn-forests-augustin-basabose-gave-hope-to-gorillas-and-people/ | ||
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Uncovering forest loss in gorilla park six months after M23 offensive in the DRC 31 Jul 2025 21:23:05 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/07/uncovering-forest-loss-in-gorilla-park-six-months-after-m23-offensive-in-the-drc/ | ||
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Report exposes safety complaints preceding fatal Perenco explosion in Gabon 19 Jun 2025 16:13:08 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/report-exposes-safety-complaints-preceding-fatal-perenco-explosion-in-gabon/ | ||
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To survive climate change, scientists say protected areas need ‘climate-smart’ planning 13 Jun 2025 16:37:09 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/to-survive-climate-change-scientists-say-protected-areas-need-climate-smart-planning/ | ||
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World Bank to finance controversial DRC hydropower project, concerns remain 11 Jun 2025 11:17:46 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/06/world-bank-to-finance-controversial-drc-hydropower-project-concerns-remain/ | ||
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Tropical forest loss hit new heights in 2024; fire a major driver in Latin America 21 May 2025 22:02:04 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/05/tropical-forest-loss-hit-new-heights-in-2024-fire-a-major-driver-in-latin-america/ | ||
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Deforestation in REDD-protected Congo rainforests is ‘beyond words’ 20 May 2025 19:33:54 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2025/05/deforestation-in-redd-protected-congo-rainforests-is-beyond-words/ | ||
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Soldiers raid village as tensions flare over DRC’s Kamoa mine expansion 20 May 2025 07:55:47 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/05/soldiers-raid-village-as-tensions-flare-over-drcs-kamoa-mine-expansion/ | ||
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Republic of Congo’s gold mining boom undermines conservation efforts 16 May 2025 13:31:16 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/05/republic-of-congos-gold-mining-boom-undermines-conservation-efforts/ | ||
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13 years after deadly attack, an okapi returns to Epulu in DRC reserve 14 May 2025 15:03:48 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/05/13-years-after-deadly-attack-an-okapi-returns-to-epulu-in-drc-reserve/ | ||
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Poaching intensifies in M23-occupied areas of Virunga National Park 30 Apr 2025 20:19:19 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/04/poaching-intensifies-in-m23-occupied-areas-of-virunga-national-park/ | ||
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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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