Press Release - The Congo Basin, home to the world's second-largest tropical rainforest, holds immense value for not only the six countries it spans, but for the planet. A new World Bank report ...

World Bank report calls for strategic investment to unlock potential of Congo Basin’s forests, estimated to hold more than $23 trillion in untapped value.

Earlier this year, Donald Trump admitted he didn’t know “what the Congo is” – and the American President is far from alone ...

WASHINGTON, October 20, 2025 - The Congo Basin, home to the world's second-largest tropical rainforest, holds immense value for not only the six ...

KINSHASA (Reuters) - Officials in Democratic Republic of Congo are colluding with foreign logging firms to support illegal logging, harming local communities and risking the destruction of the world's ...

WWF supports REDD+ to protect forests, reduce emissions, and improve livelihoods through sustainable conservation strategies.

Fifty African gray parrots have been released back into the wild in the Democratic Republic of Congo following their rescue ...

With eyes on New York last week as leaders gathered for the UN Climate Summit, a pivotal REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation) program has been launched to protect ...

Large, threatened mammals such as great apes and forest elephants and other wildlife are better conserved in FSC-certified forests compared to non-certified. Key findings: FSC-certified forests a ...

This post comes to PBS Nature from World Wildlife Fund (WWF). WWF and Nature are collaborating on a series of blog posts from WWF conservation scientists that will share the stories and motivations ...