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A team of industry experts have offered their predictions on the less popular destinations that the believe will become hot spots over the coming year.

An overview of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and key facts about this central African state.

Kinshasa (AFP) May 31, 2024 - The DR Congo capital Kinshasa on Friday launched a youth forum seeking innovative ideas to help save the Congo Basin, the worlds second biggest tropical forest after the Amazon.

Imprinting is an interesting phenomenon. Imprinting is the process by which a newborn, in the critically important time immediately after birth, establishes a behaviour pattern of recognition and attraction towards something.

The following is Mongabay’s annual recap of major tropical rainforest storylines. This year, the list is more concise than in the past. Previous year-in-reviews: 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | The 2010s | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2009 While the data […]

1. Indigenous women play a growing role as leaders Indigenous women are emerging as leaders in addressing climate change, confronting their invisibility within patriarchal structures. In a landmark event in September 2023, over 8,000 women from around the world gathered in Brazil’s capital for the Indigenous Women’s March, demanding recognition for their pivotal role in […]

Ten years ago this month, I stood with the CEO of Asia’s biggest agribusiness, Wilmar International, to announce the company’s new No Deforestation, No Peat, No Exploitation policy. It banned deforestation, destruction of carbon rich peatlands, land-grabbing and labor rights abuse throughout their vast global supply chain – meaning that in one stroke, thousands of […]

In 2023, Mongabay launched the fourth season of its serial podcast, “Mongabay Explores,” highlighting the Congo Basin. The six-part series takes a close look at the second-largest rainforest in the world, the unique biodiversity it contains, and the social and ecological challenges it faces. 1. Mongabay Explores the Congo Basin: The ‘heart of the world’ […]

MONKEYS form a diverse and sizable mammal category, encompassing the majority of primates. While humans, chimpanzees and other apes share a common anc...

Susan Chomba was in the first cohort to graduate with a masters degree in Sustainable Tropical Forestry from Bangor.