For decades, the Congo Basin was largely invisible to climate science. Now, a new generation of Central African researchers ...

The Miombo Forest is a vast expanse of lush greenery that stretches across seven countries in Central and West Africa, ...

The Democratic Republic of the Congo has announced the creation of a huge new forest reserve, the size of France.

Explore the significance of Africa's Miombo Forest, a vast, biodiverse region critical to the planet's ecological health.

Two distinct subspecies live across 37 African countries: the African forest elephant and the African savanna elephant (or African bush elephant), which are critically endangered and endangered ...

Greenpeace Africa has condemned the Kenya Forest Service (KFS) for downplaying the growing threat to Kenya's forests, accusing it of misleading the public while deforestation and land grabs continue ...

Researchers found evidence humans lived at a site in southern Côte d’Ivoire, a region of present-day rainforest, about 150,000 years ago.

Tropical rainforests don’t give up their secrets easily. ... That’s why it’s so rewarding to see these incredible images.” ...

Luca Luiselli, a professor of biostatistics and ecology at the University of Lomé (Togo), has researched threatened species ...

After the lifting of a six-year moratorium on logging in public forests, trucks ferrying logs are seen on highways in ...

Maintaining current elephant numbers, let alone reversing declines, requires new thinking and conservation innovation.

Satellite images from space are allowing scientists to delve deeper into the individual functions of different tropical ...