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Africa has the highest rate of forest loss in the world—what the G20 can do about it
Africa needs its forests for sustainable development, poverty reduction, food security, and to make the continent more ...
Seven African Countries Are on Trump’s Travel Ban List. Why?
What did the nations of Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Libya, Somalia, the Republic of Congo and Sudan have in common, ...
DRC's plan for the world's largest tropical forest reserve would be good for the planet: Can it succeed?
The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo passed a law in January 2025 to lead efforts to establish the largest ...
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GEF backs $8.7m initiative to unite African nations against extreme weather events
The Central African Republic (CAR) and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), home to one of the largest tributaries of ...
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$15M Initiative Sparks Sustainable Investment in Congo Basin
New York, Geneva, Nairobi, 29 May 2025 A new initiative in one of the worlds most vital ecosystems the Congo Basin aims to ...
Increasingly rare antelope — one of less than 100 — photographed at park in DRC
Taken moments before the animal fled, the image is the “first published photograph” of this critically endangered African ...
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New $15 million iInitiative launched to catalyse sustainable investment in the Congo Basin
A new initiative in one of the world’s most vital ecosystems – the Congo Basin – aims to unlock nature-positive, climate-resilient business opportunities for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises ...
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Africa has the highest rate of forest loss in the world – what the G20 can do about it
Africa’s forests are located in the tropical moist regions of central and parts of west Africa. They are dominated by the Congo Basin rainforest and the vast Miombo woodlands, a warm ...