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Africa's Green Heart Turning Brown

Posted by bensor on Wednesday, 30 April 2014 in Forestry

Africa’s Congo rainforest, the second-largest tropical rainforest in the world, has lost its much greenness over the past decade, a new analysis of satellite data shows. The study demonstrates that a persistent drought in the Congo region since 2000 has affected the greenness of an increasing amoun...

Congo Rainforest Losing its Green

Posted by lmarsh5 on Friday, 25 April 2014 in Forestry

The Congo, the world's second largest rainforest, is losing its greenness, finds a new study published in Nature. The research, based on analysis of NASA satellite data, reveals the impact of long-term drought that has affected the region in 2000. The study may help scientists forecast the Congo ra...

Expanding Gorilla Conservation

Posted by Angel on Wednesday, 29 August 2012 in Wildlife Conservation

Two months after media-mogul Ted Turner donated $1 million to the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International, the group has already begun to expand conservation efforts in Eastern Congo amid growing regional instability. The gift has allowed the organizatio...