Unraveling the mysteries of the world’s most critical rainforest
For decades, the Congo Basin was largely invisible to climate science. Now, a new generation of Central African researchers ...
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Africa's massive forest the size of Mexico that spans seven different countries
The Miombo Forest is a vast expanse of lush greenery that stretches across seven countries in Central and West Africa, ...
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Inside Africa's enormous forest the size of Mexico spanning seven different countries
The Miombo Forest is one of Africa's most impressive natural wonders, spanning seven countries and covering an area larger ...
A forest the size of Mexico could store twice as much carbon as was thought. That makes its conservation even more valuable
A study has revealed that the Miombo woodland stores far more carbon than people realized. That could mean that protecting ...
Africa's huge new forest reserve that's so big it's the same size as France
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has announced the creation of a huge new forest reserve, the size of France.
Africa's huge forest the size of Mexico that covers 7 countries
Explore the significance of Africa's Miombo Forest, a vast, biodiverse region critical to the planet's ecological health.
African rainforests were home to humans much earlier than thought: 150,000 years ago
Researchers found evidence humans lived at a site in southern Côte d’Ivoire, a region of present-day rainforest, about 150,000 years ago.
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Humans moved into African rainforests at least 150,000 years ago
Humans lived under the leafy canopy of a West African rainforest by at least 150,000 years ago. Previously, the oldest secure evidence for humans living in African rainforests dated to about ...
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Humans May Have Lived in Tropical Rainforests Much Earlier Than Scientists Previously Thought, Study Finds
New research suggests that humans inhabited the rainforests of West Africa roughly 150,000 years ago, providing new insights ...
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New species of killifish from Kenya already critically endangered
A critically endangered new species of killifish sampled from an ancient forest in Kenya in 2017 and 2018 has now been described. Nothobranchius sylvaticus, from the Latin meaning 'pertaining to the ...
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Africa’s elephants have been in dramatic decline for 50 years. What can be done to save them – new study
Maintaining current elephant numbers, let alone reversing declines, requires new thinking and conservation innovation.
Protector of African golden cat wins Emerging Conservationist award from Indianapolis Prize
The Emerging Conservationist award is part of the biennial Prize and recognizes an early-career conservationist under the age ...