April 21 (UPI) --The dense tropical rainforest of Central Africa occupies more than 500 million acres, making it the second largest in the world. The belt of moist broadleaf forests hosts hundreds of ...

An international study reveals the composition of the tropical forests of Central Africa and their vulnerability to the increased pressure from climate change and human activity expected in the coming ...

In the past three decades, poaching has decimated Africa’s now-critically endangered forest elephants, and as a result, their vital role as seed dispersers of many forest plants has been disrupted. A ...

In 2017, when Vincent Deblauwe joined the Cameroon-based Congo Basin Institute (CBI) to study African ebony (Diospyros crassiflora) — economically valuable pitch-black, dense wood — the Indigenous ...

DR Congo Talks Sound Alarm For Central African Rainforest By AFP - Agence France Presse Sept 01, 2023, 8:24 am EDT Share ...

• Gabon has launched a number of conservation schemes in recent years, including the creation of 13 national parks and a project to combat illegal logging. • The UN-backed Central African Forest ...

The World Bank has supported the construction of two solar parks with a total capacity of 48 megawatt peak (MWp): 25 MWp with a 30 megawatt-hour (MWh) battery energy storage system (BESS) in the ...

Hunsicker's presentation, titled "Crocodile Man and the Central African Republic," is an insightful journey into the heart of Africa. The event will take place with sessions at noon and 6 p.m. Oct. 5 ...