LIBREVILLE - The Congo Basin's tropical forests, known as the "planet's second lung" behind the Amazon, are shrinking by one to five per cent a year due to illegal logging and mining, a study said.

In an important boost for the conservation and sustainable management of the Congo basin forests, the total Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified area in Cameroon has exceeded one million ...

More and more logging companies are turning to sustainable forest management practices — something widely ignored in the past. Find out how WWF is working with a logging company and local communities ...

BRAZZAVILLE — Conservation authorities in the Republic of Congo have launched a plan to invest in the protection of ...

The Congo rainforest covers the very heart of Africa. From the crowded, competitive centre of the forest to the open edge of the Atlantic ocean, this is all about carving out space in a crowded world.

The Congo Basin rainforest is the second-largest tropical forest in the world, storing large volumes of carbon and hosting ...

The Congo Basin's forests are among the largest in the world and crucial to holding the line on climate change - but also are fast disappearing. What can be done to protect them?

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s biggest logging companies are systematically violating national laws to plunder Congo’s forests, undermining efforts to protect the world’s second largest ...

The Congo Basin's tropical forests, known as the "planet's second lung" behind the Amazon, are shrinking by one to five percent a year due to illegal logging and mining, a study said.