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The Democratic Republic of Congo has banned the capture and trade of African gray parrots, one of the world’s most trafficked birds, according to a national decree signed Aug. 13. Gray parrots ...

The summit is an example of what’s referred to as “soft diplomacy:” creating positive relationships with foreign countries through the learning and sharing of information, without any political ...

Copince Ngoma, a member of the Bakouele Indigenous community, has relied on the lush green Congo Basin rainforest his whole ...

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UNESCO is organizing, with the United Nations Foundation (UNF) the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and several conservation organizations, the first international event to support ...