April 21 (UPI) --The dense tropical rainforest of Central Africa occupies more than 500 million acres, making it the second largest in the world.The belt of moist broadleaf forests hosts hundreds ...

An international study found that intact tropical mountain (or montane) forests in Africa store around 150 tons of carbon per hectare. This means that keeping a hectare of forest standing saves ...

Rainforest nations in Africa and Asia join Amazon summit to discuss its preservation. Summit leaders signed a declaration Tuesday in Brazil laying out economic development plans while preventing ...

BRASILIA – Humans have degraded or destroyed roughly two-thirds of the world’s original tropical rainforest cover, new data reveals – raising alarm that a key natural buffer against climate c… ...

In central Africa, meanwhile, forests are seeing greater water loss and higher temperature increases than Asia. But the Congo as a whole, for the moment, remains mostly intact.

Countries that are home to rainforest and peatland vital to limiting climate change want easier access to sovereign carbon credits, a financial scheme to reward them for preserving their ...

Ichthyofauna Structure and Multimetric Fish Index to Assess the Biotic Integrity of Hana River in Tai National Park (Côte ...

If the Amazon is the lungs of the world, then the Congo basin is its beating heart. This vast region in central Africa is home to the world’s second-largest – and most pristine – tropical ...

Record-breaking forest loss in 2024: Tropical primary rainforest loss surged to 6.7 million hectares—nearly double the previous year—driven primarily by fire for the first time on record.

A rainforest in Africa aims to reverse damage after years of conflict and neglect A unique wilderness in the Democratic Republic of Congo is being revived and preserved for future generations.

A rainforest in Africa tries to reverse the damage form years of conflict and neglect How a unique wilderness in the Democratic Republic of Congo is being revived and preserved for future generations.

BRASILIA • Humans have degraded or destroyed roughly two-thirds of the world's original tropical rainforest cover, new data reveals - raising alarm that a key natural buffer against climate ...