When Brazil’s President Lula chose Belém - a coastal city close to the mouth of the Amazon River - to host the UN climate conference of Cop30, he did so to ensure that the world’s largest rainforest ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE—A burning flare is visible at an oil extraction area located in Moanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on Dec. 23, 2023.

Lush rainforest covers millions of hectares of the Democratic Republic of Congo, a central part of Earth's natural defence against global warming -- but it is under severe threat from a perfect storm ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Congo canceled an auction for 27 sites earmarked for oil exploration, its government said, citing late submissions and a lack of competition. The auction for the sites, known as ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Congo canceled an ...

FILEA burning flare is visible at an oil extraction area located in Moanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on Dec. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy, File) (Mosa ...