Christian Aid calls upon UK Government to act further on upsurge of violence in DRC
Christian Aid welcomes the UK Government's initiative to engage urgently with the Congolese, Rwandan and Ugandan governments to help peace and stability return to the Democratic Republic of Congo in light of the M23 rebels' takeover of Goma and further advances in the east of the country.
Catholic Church in Africa outraged by Congo violence
African Catholic Church leaders say escalating violence in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo is causing a major humanitarian tragedy.
Congo M23 rebels to stay in Goma until talks -official
The head of the M23 rebel movement's political arm, said he did not consider Kabila's offer to look into their demands was serious
Forest communities in Cameroon cannot adapt to climate change alone
Rural communities in Cameroon rely heavily on forests for everything from their nutritional and medicinal needs to fuel for cooking and will be unable to adapt to climate change without significant outside help, a new study has found.
Counting carbon: Measuring carbon stocks in logging concessions in Cameroon
Deep inside a logging concession in southern Cameroon, scientists are measuring the carbon content of a huge tree, selectively felled by a timber company. When logging is conducted sustainably, research has shown it can actually help to protect forests from deforestation and conversion into other types of land use, like agriculture.
Cutting through: Formalising Cameroon's huge domestic timber market
58 year-old Dieudonn? Ngomo* wields his chainsaw with ease, expertly cutting a plank from the fallen tree at his feet. "I won't lie to you ? we do this in secret," he says. "But it is based on this that the whole country lives". CIFOR scientists have discovered that Cameroon's informal domestic timber market is as large as the legal export market.
The Congo Basin Forests: What policymakers should know ahead of UN climate talks
The Congo Basin contains a forest that covers 200 million hectares, spans six countries, and supports the livelihoods of 60 million people. Ahead of the UN climate talks in Qatar, here's what policymakers should know about the world's second largest expanse of tropical forest.