For decades, the Congo Basin was largely invisible to climate science. Now, a new generation of Central African researchers is revealing unexpected ways to protect the planet.

High-definition trail cameras at a park in the Republic of the Congo reveal elusive rainforest animals. A photo shows two African forest elephants. Photo from Will Burrard-Lucas and Wildlife ...

We need to tap into our African culture to save the Congo Basin forest. Farmer Abianga Celine, 40, extracts cocoa beans on a farm in Dikomi-Bafaws. Image by John Novis, Greenpeace.

The Congo Basin contains the world’s second-largest rainforest at a staggering 178 million hectares (just under 440 million acres). It is also one of the biggest carbon sinks on the planet ...