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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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Bonobos combine calls in ways that resemble human language, study finds 08 Apr 2025 14:13:04 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/04/bonobos-combine-calls-in-ways-that-resemble-human-language-study-finds/ | ||
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Key transit province in DRC bans gray parrot capture and trade 01 Apr 2025 11:54:01 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/04/key-transit-province-in-drc-bans-gray-parrot-capture-and-trade/ | ||
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The untold environmental toll of the DRC’s conflict 28 Mar 2025 04:16:52 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/03/the-untold-environmental-toll-of-the-drcs-conflict/ | ||
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DRC conflict so far ‘devastating’ to Indigenous lands & people: Interview with Samuel Ade Ndasi 07 Mar 2025 15:50:09 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/03/drc-conflict-so-far-devastating-to-indigenous-lands-people-interview-with-samuel-ade-ndasi/ | ||
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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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EU parliament calls for end to Rwanda mineral pact over DRC conflict links 27 Feb 2025 14:08:11 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/02/eu-parliament-calls-for-end-to-rwanda-mineral-pact-over-drc-conflict-links/ | ||
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DRC government directive triggers panic in ape sanctuaries amid ongoing conflict 21 Feb 2025 15:40:34 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/02/drc-government-directive-triggers-panic-in-ape-sanctuaries-amid-ongoing-conflict/ | ||
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Indigenous people cut down trees as solar energy remains inaccessible and costly in DRC 18 Feb 2025 15:07:19 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/02/locals-in-drc-cut-down-trees-while-solar-energy-remains-inaccessible-and-costly/ | ||
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Bonobos can recognize ignorance and help, a new ‘milestone’ in ape intelligence 18 Feb 2025 12:39:11 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/02/bonobos-can-recognize-ignorance-new-milestone/ | ||
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Environmental & rights activists flee and hide as M23 captures DRC’s cities 18 Feb 2025 05:00:46 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/02/environmental-rights-activists-flee-and-hide-as-m23-captures-drcs-cities/ | ||
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Amid bombs and chaos, Goma’s displaced residents share their fears and hopes 17 Feb 2025 18:32:36 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/02/amid-bombs-and-chaos-gomas-displaced-residents-share-their-fears-and-hopes/ | ||
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The key factors fueling conflict in eastern DRC 14 Feb 2025 17:02:34 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/02/in-eastern-drc-the-history-of-conflicts-is-fueled-by-new-factors/ | ||
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How illicit mining fuels violence in eastern DRC: Interview with Jean-Pierre Okenda 06 Feb 2025 16:02:13 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/02/how-illicit-mining-fuels-violence-in-eastern-drc-interview-with-jean-pierre-okenda/ | ||
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African nations commit to electricity for 300 million people by 2030 30 Jan 2025 09:30:43 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/01/african-nations-commit-to-electricity-for-300-million-people-by-2030/ | ||
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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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Bonobo numbers in DRC park stable, but signs of decline appear 10 Jan 2025 05:27:16 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/01/bonobo-numbers-in-drc-park-stable-but-signs-of-decline-appear/ | ||
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In DRC bid to grow more food, smallholders are overshadowed by industrial farming 30 Dec 2024 18:20:11 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/12/in-drc-bid-to-grow-more-food-smallholders-are-overshadowed-by-industrial-farming/ | ||
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New campaign seeks swifter justice for slain South African wildlife ranger 25 Dec 2024 03:25:48 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/12/new-campaign-seeks-swifter-justice-for-slain-south-african-wildlife-ranger/ | ||
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The year in tropical rainforests: 2024 24 Dec 2024 00:25:54 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/12/the-year-in-tropical-rainforests-2024/ | ||
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