The conversion of forests to cropland, particularly for small-scale agriculture, has steadily increased over the past two ...

The previous year, deforestation had already fallen by 11%, but that reduction was not uniform across all of Brazil’s biomes — ecosystems defined by distinct climate, vegetation, flora and fauna.

Two decades later, the legend of mokele-mbembe remains alive, whispered in villages and embellished with each new “sighting,” and Abong’o says deforestation is the reason why. The Congo ...

Officials from the Democratic Republic of Congo are hopeful about reaching a critical minerals investment deal with the U.S. and a peace agreement with Rwanda. These initiatives aim to stabilize the ...

As violence intensifies in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the World Food Programme (WFP) warned Friday that food insecurity is worsening both within the country and in ...

In the DRC, longstanding poverty and conflict continue to fuel deforestation. “There’s no silver bullet,” said Teodyl Nkuintchua, WRI Africa’s Congo Basin strategy and engagement lead.

The data revealed that in the Congo Basin, shifting cultivation remained ... Indonesia managed to keep fires at bay and maintain progress on deforestation, with forest loss down 11% compared ...

Along the 63-mile highway between the towns of Kolwezi and Fungurume sit two towering symbols of China’s stranglehold over resources in the southeast corner of the Democratic Republic of Congo ...

Deforestation is taking place all over the continent of Africa, wherever dry forests or rainforests exist. The dry forests of West, East and Southern Africa are not discussed as much in the media ...

The Republic of Congo had been protecting about half of its dense rainforests via the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+) framework. In exchange, the country is ...

JOHANNESBURG/ LONDON May 20 (Reuters) - China's CMOC Group (603993.SS), opens new tab, the world's top cobalt mining company, called on Democratic Republic of Congo last week to lift a ban on ...

The plan targets four core areas: water, biodiversity, climate, and deforestation, and lays out a roadmap with ... us at www.agronometrics.com where you can easily access these same graphs, or explore ...