CIVICUS discusses activism against oil auctions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) with François Kamate, founder ...

President of the Democratic Republic of Congo Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo has announced the creation of the world’s ...

In the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ituri province, an environmental catastrophe is unfolding at a rapid pace. The Okapi ...

Recent data tell us that tropical Africa has lost about 22 per cent of its forested a.   rea since 1900, which is comparable to the losses in the Amazon.

Ecoguards gather in Monkoto, DRC for a ceremony commemorating the ... recently discovered by scientists in the swamps of the Congo Basin rainforest, as well as affected communities and the natural ...

In association with the Pulitzer Rainforest Centre Rainforest Investigations Network, a four-part series investigating timber smuggling from the DRC through Kenya and Uganda.

In Stanford's first inaugural Congo Week, students and experts celebrate Congolese heritage and discuss important issues regarding the DRC.

See All Key Ideas Cacao cultivation is a major threat to the Congo Basin rainforest, with new research showing just where expanding cultivation could imperil the region’s rich wildlife.