A mosaic of rivers, forests, savannas, swamps and flooded forests, the Congo Basin is teeming with life. Gorillas, elephants and buffalo all call the region ...

Find out more about the major ecosystems of the Congo River Basin: Rivers, Forests, Savanna, Swamps and flooded forests.

The Congo Basin is the largest forest in Africa. More than 10,000 plant species can be found in and around the forest. The humid forests cover 1.6 million km². Geology · Description · Climate · Ecology and protection

27 февр. 2023 г. · Peatlands, like those in the Congo Basin, are important in battling the climate crisis but are under threat from human activity.

The Congo rainforest is known for its high levels of biodiversity, including more than 600 tree species and 10,000 animal species. Some of its most famous ...

The vast forest of the Congo Basin is the second-largest tropical rainforest on Earth and serves as the lungs of Africa.

22 июн. 2024 г. · The Congo rainforest, covering a staggering 300 million hectares, is a unique and vital ecosystem, even when compared to the 800-million-hectare ...

4 июл. 2024 г. · The Congo Basin, known as the “lungs of Africa”, is the world's largest net carbon sink and a crucial buffer against climate change.

While dominated by closed canopy tropical forests, other important ecosystems include the world's largest tropical peat swamp forest complex, open forests and ...

The forests of the Congo Basin are a biodiversity hotspot; they are home to a rich fauna of more than 1,000 species of birds, 700 species of fish and more ...