Introduction / Barry Hewlett -- Cultural diversity of African Pygmies / Serge Bahuchet -- Population genetics of Central African Pygmies and non-Pygmies / Paul Verdu -- On Late Holocene population ...

The Congo Basin, often referred to as the “second lungs of Earth,” holds immense potential for leading Central Africa’s green transition. Home to the world’s second-largest tropical rainforest and ...

ICEYE, the world leader in sovereign intelligence from space, has entered a partnership with the Jane Goodall Institute USA ...

Many people, especially Indigenous communities, depend on the Congo Basin for food, water, and materials to support their farming. In some parts of the DRC, Cameroon, and Gabon, economic hardship has ...

Glide above the immense and mysterious landscapes of the Congo River Basin with this breathtaking drone video. Witness the ...

A new study finds that lakes are likely releasing carbon that’s been held in the peatlands of the Congo Basin for thousands of years. Scientists know these lakes release carbon dioxide, which until ...

The Congo Basin, a region of tropical forest larger than India, is at a point where further damage may rob the world of a crucial bulwark against climate change. That’s the conclusion of the first ...

As humans break up forests and fragment habitats, it’s not just species that are lost but also the way ecosystems work, a new ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. The bark of African cherry (Prunus africana) is used to treat prosthetic hypertrophy. Photo courtesy of David Becking/Lowveld Botanical Gardens. As ...