Congo basin

Did you know? The Congo River, and not the Amazon, is the deepest river on the world, with measured depths in excess of 720 feet (220 m).

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Congo's forests are teeming with wildlife, but not tourists. Sue Watt checks into two new camps that put her within reach of birds, butterflies and wild gorillas

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This tropical rainforest supports millions of people and is home to spectacular wildlife – but we’re not talking about the Amazon...

This is the wrap-up article for our four-part series “The Congo Basin peatlands.” Read Part One, Part Two, Part Three and Part Four. In the first half of December, Mongabay published a four-part series on the peatlands of the Congo Basin. Only in 2017 did a team of Congolese and British scientists discover that a […]

Recently I posted about conservation and research in the Amazon and as promised I am focusing on the Congo Basin in this post. Congo Basin, Republic of Congo The remote Congo Basin, the world’s second largest rainforest, is a vital “carbon sink” that plays a crucial role in mitigating global warming. Scientists estimate that every hectare of Congo’s tropical rainforest sequesters 300 tons of CO2e. Visitors to @kamba.africa help preserve 1.3 million hectares of rainforest, savanna, and…

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