According to the report, researchers in the Congo Basin have discovered one new mammal species a year on average, including a new monkey species, four species of shrew, three mice, and two bats.

The Congo Basin contains the world’s second-largest rainforest at a staggering 178 million hectares (just under 440 million acres). It is also one of the biggest carbon sinks on the planet, ...

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Spanning over six countries, the Congo Basin is the world’s largest carbon sink. In the run-up to the Africa COP-27, Central African voices are calling for adaptation. Listen to voices of local ...

By Grace Kobare. The Congo Basin has the world’s second-largest rainforest, surpassed only by the Amazon Basin.It's a mix of rivers, forests, grasslands, and swamps, also known for its high levels of ...

The Congo Basin covers 1.3 billion acres. It spans across six nations, and its trees and soils and peat absorb about 4 percent of the world's annual carbon emissions.

Nearly 90 percent of Congo’s 89.5 million people rely on firewood and charcoal for cooking, according to World Bank estimates. Congo lost more than 1.2 million acres of primary forest in 2021 ...

So far, Stiassny’s giraffe catfish have been found in four rivers of the Congo basin, ... World Map Shows Where US Strikes Hit in Iran Updated June 22, 2025 6:18 AM . World ...

The Congo Basin in central Africa is one of the largest wilderness areas left on Earth, spanning 3.4 million square kilometers (1.3 million square miles).

The richest ecosystems in Africa, the Congo Basin's forests are home to more than half of the continent's animal species, including most of the forest elephants left in Africa and the entire world’s ...