Carbon markets in the Democratic Republic of Congo press forward with tangible payouts to forest communities. DRC’s REDD+ ...

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New research shows Africa’s forests now release more carbon than they absorb. This raises global climate risks and calls for ...

The development means that the world’s three major rainforest regions — South American Amazon, Southeast Asia, and Africa — ...