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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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Forests, fires and fragile gains: Interview with WRI’s Elizabeth Goldman 08 May 2026 15:38:24 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/forests-fires-and-fragile-gains-interview-with-wris-elizabeth-goldman/ | ||
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DRC copper exports to US set to surge amid warnings of corruption risk 01 May 2026 18:59:51 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/05/drc-copper-exports-to-us-set-to-surge-amid-warnings-of-corruption-risk/ | ||
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UN report flags disproportionate costs of clean energy transition 30 Apr 2026 07:04:48 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/04/un-report-flags-disproportionate-costs-of-clean-energy-transition/ | ||
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‘True success’ is a DRC that no longer needs outside help: Interview with EU envoy Fabrice Basile 29 Apr 2026 13:48:07 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/true-success-is-a-drc-that-no-longer-needs-outside-help-interview-with-eu-envoy-fabrice-basile/ | ||
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Tropical forest loss falls in 2025, but world still off track on deforestation goals 29 Apr 2026 04:10:13 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/tropical-forest-loss-falls-in-2025-but-world-still-off-track-on-deforestation-goals/ | ||
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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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Emmanuel de Merode, director of Virunga National Park: “If conservation creates hardships, it won’t work” 20 Apr 2026 13:34:52 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/emmanuel-de-merode-director-of-virunga-national-park-if-conservation-creates-hardships-it-wont-work/ | ||
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DRC: Can the Kivu–Kinshasa Green Corridor turn a war economy into one of hope? 20 Apr 2026 13:33:55 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/drc-can-the-kivu-kinshasa-green-corridor-transform-a-war-economy-into-an-economy-of-hope/ | ||
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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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Virtus Minerals signs first major deal under US-DRC critical minerals partnership 17 Apr 2026 15:03:48 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/04/virtus-minerals-signs-first-major-deal-under-us-drc-critical-minerals-partnership/ | ||
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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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From Virunga to Kinshasa, the DRC embarks on a bold conservation gamble 09 Apr 2026 13:29:31 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/from-virunga-to-kinshasa-the-drc-embarks-on-a-bold-conservation-gamble/ | ||
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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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‘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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‘Extraordinary’: Second set of rare mountain gorilla twins born in DRC’s Virunga 30 Mar 2026 18:17:54 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/03/extraordinary-second-set-of-rare-mountain-gorilla-twins-born-in-drcs-virunga/ | ||
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4 months after DRC mine spill, residents remain impacted 26 Mar 2026 19:15:58 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/4-months-after-drc-mine-spill-residents-remain-impacted/ | ||
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Upemba National Park staff recount assault that left seven dead 24 Mar 2026 15:29:29 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/upemba-national-park-staff-recount-assault-that-left-seven-dead/ | ||
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Investigation links DRC air pollution concerns to major copper-cobalt plant 19 Mar 2026 16:37:41 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/03/investigation-links-drc-air-pollution-concerns-to-major-copper-cobalt-plant/ | ||
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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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200 dead, more missing in another DRC mine collapse 06 Mar 2026 21:09:17 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/03/200-dead-more-missing-in-another-drc-mine-collapse/ | ||
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US firm Virtus Minerals closes in on deal for crucial DRC copper and cobalt mines 26 Feb 2026 15:04:20 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/us-firm-virtus-minerals-closes-in-on-deal-for-crucial-drc-copper-and-cobalt-mines/ | ||
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Baby gorilla seized from traffickers languishes in Turkish zoo 13 Feb 2026 15:58:58 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/baby-gorilla-seized-from-traffickers-languishes-in-turkish-zoo/ | ||
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Scrutiny grows over DRC-US minerals deal, even as other African nations sign up 12 Feb 2026 06:01:12 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/scrutiny-grows-over-drc-us-minerals-deal-even-as-other-african-nations-sign-up/ | ||
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Landslides claim more than 220 lives in DRC’s Rubaya coltan mining site 09 Feb 2026 07:09:26 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/landslides-claim-more-than-220-lives-in-drcs-rubaya-coltan-mining-site/ | ||
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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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In the race for DRC’s critical minerals, community forests are on the frontline 16 Jan 2026 08:00:37 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2026/01/in-the-race-for-drcs-critical-minerals-community-forests-stand-on-the-frontline/ | ||
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Twin infant mountain gorillas born in DRC 09 Jan 2026 21:47:52 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/01/twin-infant-mountain-gorillas-born-in-drc/ | ||
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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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Protected areas in Africa are vital but local perceptions vary (commentary) 19 Dec 2025 16:49:33 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/protected-areas-in-africa-are-vital-but-local-perceptions-vary-commentary/ | ||
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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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DRC hit by record deforestation in 2024, satellite data show 26 Nov 2025 17:19:35 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/drc-hit-by-record-deforestation-in-2024-satellite-data-show/ | ||
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The uncertain future of DRC’s traditional medicine, a heritage to save (commentary) 06 Nov 2025 18:24:32 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/the-uncertain-future-of-drcs-traditional-medicine-a-heritage-to-save-commentary/ | ||
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Has Uganda done enough to prevent pollution of Lake Albert by oil drilling? (commentary) 24 Oct 2025 12:16:45 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/has-uganda-done-enough-to-prevent-pollution-of-lake-albert-by-oil-drilling-commentary/ | ||
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Rescued African gray parrots return to DRC forests 21 Oct 2025 11:53:25 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/rescued-african-gray-parrots-return-to-drc-forests/ | ||
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In DRC’s Kivu region, the moringa tree offers valuable health benefits 09 Oct 2025 16:32:45 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/in-drcs-kivu-region-the-moringa-tree-offers-valuable-health-benefits/ | ||
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World Gorilla Day: What imperils our powerful cousins, and what brings hope 24 Sep 2025 08:20:15 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/09/world-gorilla-day-what-imperils-our-powerful-cousins-and-what-brings-hope/ | ||
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Park guardians or destroyers? Study dissects 2 narratives of DRC’s Indigenous Batwa 11 Sep 2025 19:05:49 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/park-guardians-or-destroyers-study-dissects-2-narratives-of-drcs-indigenous-batwa/ | ||
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How do we perceive biodiversity? We can see it & hear it 04 Sep 2025 16:54:12 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/how-do-we-perceive-biodiversity-we-can-see-it-hear-it/ | ||
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African gray parrots get complete protection in DR Congo 26 Aug 2025 14:46:18 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/08/african-gray-parrots-get-complete-protection-in-dr-congo/ | ||
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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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Two rangers killed in a plane crash in DRC’s Virunga National Park 26 Jul 2025 02:18:25 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/07/two-rangers-killed-in-a-plane-crash-in-drcs-virunga-national-park/ | ||
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Signs of hope for rescued gorillas rewilded in DRC, but security concerns linger 25 Jun 2025 16:18:35 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/signs-of-hope-for-rescued-gorillas-rewilded-in-drc-but-security-concerns-linger/ | ||
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Pandemic-era slump in ivory and pangolin scale trafficking persists, report finds 17 Jun 2025 08:31:03 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/pandemic-era-slump-in-ivory-and-pangolin-scale-trafficking-persists-report-finds/ | ||
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‘Culture & nature are one’: Interview with Mudja Chief Bitini Ndiyanabo Kanane 13 Jun 2025 18:24:52 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/culture-nature-are-one-interview-with-mudja-chief-bitini-ndiyanabo-kanane/ | ||
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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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Female bonobos wield power through unity: Study 03 Jun 2025 21:36:46 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/06/female-bonobos-wield-power-through-unity-study/ | ||
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US firm KoBold Metals buys stake in contested Manono Lithium Project, DRC 28 May 2025 13:47:55 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/05/us-firm-kobold-metals-buys-stake-in-contested-manono-lithium-project-drc/ | ||
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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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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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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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Through colonization, conflicts and conservation: 100 years of Virunga National Park 28 Apr 2025 15:16:48 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/04/through-colonization-conflicts-and-conservation-100-years-of-virunga-national-park/ | ||
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DRC’s Kinshasa could see deadly rain and floods every 2 years: Study 23 Apr 2025 15:04:34 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/04/drcs-kinshasa-could-see-deadly-rain-and-floods-every-2-years-study/ | ||
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