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Entries for March 2026

Is the Congo Basin drying before our eyes?

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March 26, 2026
Is the Congo Basin drying before our eyes?
The silverback Metetele crosses the Ndoki River (Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park) with unusual ease.  Once deeper and more difficult to navigate, the Ndoki now appears significantly less flooded. This field observation is supported by rainfall data recorded at Mondika, showing a gradual decline in precipitation over the past decade. A scientific study published in 2025 confirms this trend, highlighting a drying pattern in the central Congo Basin, driven in part by the warming of the tropica...

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Tags: Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park, Forest


Lac Télé Community Reserve, January-February 2026 Newsletter.

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March 13, 2026
Lac Télé Community Reserve, January-February 2026 Newsletter.
During the first two months of the year, the Reserve’s teams stepped up their awareness-raising activities in 14 villages, engaging 743 participants on the protection of wildlife, current legislation and the risks associated with zoonotic diseases. These discussions aim to strengthen the communities’ commitment to the sustainable management of natural resources. At the same time, local development activities are continuing with technical monitoring of cocoa plantations and nurseri...

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Tags: Community conservation, Protected areas, Lac Télé Community Reserve


WCS and the Directorate-General for Livestock Join Forces to Strengthen Animal and Zoonotic Disease Surveillance

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March 02, 2026
WCS and the Directorate-General for Livestock Join Forces to Strengthen Animal and Zoonotic Disease Surveillance
On February 24, 2026, in Brazzaville, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), represented by its Country Director, Richard Malonga, and the General Directorate of Livestock (DGE), represented by its Director General, Dr. N’Kaya-Tobi, signed a Technical Collaboration Agreement. Concluded for a period of five (5) years, this agreement formalizes a framework for collaboration in two specific areas: the surveillance of emerging and re-emerging zoonotic diseases in the veterinary sector, an...

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Tags: One Health, Bushmeat, Policy & partnership