Humans were living in rainforests roughly 150,000 years ago, some 80,000 years earlier than was previously thought—and may have been an important center for early human evolution.. This is the ...

The Rainforest Alliance, a pro environmental organization, is pushing for more attention on regenerative agriculture and large scale land restoration.The organization is committed to the creation of a ...

Humans lived under the leafy canopy of a West African rainforest by at least 150,000 years ago. Previously, the oldest secure evidence for humans living in African rainforests dated to about ...

Modern humans evolved from our hominin ancestors in Africa some 300,000 years ago, according to the oldest known Homo sapiens fossils, which were found in Jebel Irhoud, Morocco. Others discovered ...

If that were true, then early humans should have also been present in West and Central Africa, where rainforests were common. The oldest firm evidence of humans in African rainforests dated back ...

Described as being one of the world's "two lungs", the African forests are shrinking at a rate of 8,000 sq km per year, plagued by illegal logging, excessive poaching and ecological damage. The talks ...

Unraveling the mysteries of the world’s most critical rainforest. For decades, the Congo Basin was largely invisible to climate science. Now, a new generation of Central African researchers is ...

A rainforest in Africa tries to reverse the damage form years of conflict and neglect How a unique wilderness in the Democratic Republic of Congo is being revived and preserved for future generations.

Find out why Kamba African Rainforest Experiences is on TIME’s list of the World’s Greatest Places 2024.

Smoke from fires in Africa fertilizes the Amazon over 6,500 miles away. By Mike Wehner. ... It’s estimated that the Amazon rainforest alone absorbs as much as 2.2 billion tons of carbon dioxide ...

A rainforest in Africa aims to reverse damage after years of conflict and neglect A unique wilderness in the Democratic Republic of Congo is being revived and preserved for future generations.