Strict conservation policies have made Gabon "the refuge of forest elephants", Lea-Larissa Moukagni, who heads the ...

“Because Gabon is thought to hold the largest remaining population of forest elephants, the implication is that forest elephants are in even more trouble than previously believed,” said John Poulsen ...

Gabon has become the first African country to receive payment for reducing carbon emissions by protecting its rainforest. The UN-backed Central African Forest Initiative (Cafi) has handed over $ ...

Companies made commitment at launch of the "Sustainable Forest Management Declaration." Libreville, Gabon, June 22 – 12 Chinese forestry companies managing about 5 million hectares of forest ...

On 26 September, the President of Gabon – His Excellency Ali Bongo Ondimba - took an important step towards sustainable forest management by declaring that as of 2022, all forest concessions operating ...

Gabon’s forests are part of the highly-threatened Congo basin rainforest, and the country is home to a wealth of biodiversity including western lowland gorillas, forest elephants and chimpanzees.

Photograph by KEMAL JUFRI In southwestern Gabon, the old-growth forest stretches hundreds of miles. One January morning I disembark from a narrow boat on the shore of the Ngounié River with a few ...