Equatorial Forest News Today

A popular method for reducing carbon emissions may be little more than “hot air,” a new study has found. In past years, financial markets have done increasingly brisk business in “voluntary carbon offsets,” projects that ostensibly capture greenhouse gas emissions — or prevent them from being released into the atmosphere. One of the leading forms…

A popular method for reducing carbon emissions may be little more than “hot air,” a new study has found. In past years, financial markets have done increasingly brisk business in “voluntary carbon offsets,” projects that ostensibly capture greenhouse gas emissions — or prevent them from being released into the atmosphere. One of the leading forms…

New commercial galleries, artist-led biennials, and patrons aim to give the Democratic Republic of Congo a new image through art.

Formerly Zaire, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is located in central Africa and has a small coastline.

Despite its leading role in the AU’s highest decision-making body, Cameroon’s stance on African issues remains opaque.

Despite its leading role in the AU’s highest decision-making body, Cameroon’s stance on African issues remains opaque. 

Uganda’s Batwa community are highly vulnerable; they don’t own much land and often don’t have access to capital. They were one of the earliest residents of the Equatorial Forest – consisting of Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo – and are defined by their unique history of forest-dwelling and hunter-gatherer lifestyle. Today, the 6,200 Batwa living in Uganda are mostly landless labourers. They often live as squatters on remote, hilly and isolated locations becau...