1.2 million ha of Congo rainforest certified for sustainable ... forest management plays an important role in the economic growth of tropical countries and reducing poverty in forest communities.

The largest palm oil developer in the Congo Basin is currently Malaysian-owned Atama Plantations SARL, which is working to establish a 180,000-hectare (450,000-acre) plantation in the Republic of ...

So far, 70 communities have been allocated a total of 3.5 million acres. The 300 people of Nkala, where Monsiu lives, received 12,000 acres in late 2018. The village sits 150 miles northeast of ...

Rainforest nations failed to agree on formal commitments last week during the United Nations-backed Summit of the Three Rainforest Basins in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo. Among the shelved ...

Spread across six countries, and covering more than 1.3 million square miles – an area twice the size of Alaska – the Congo Basin includes an expanse of rainforest second only in size to the ...

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Congo is home to most of the Congo Basin rainforest, the world’s second-biggest, and most of the world’s largest tropical peatland, made up of partially decomposed wetlands plant material.

NEW YORK, Aug. 19, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Nespresso today announces the launch of KAHAWA ya CONGO, the newest and first USDA certified organic coffe ...