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The Congo Basin is the largest forest in Africa. More than 10,000 plant species can be found in and around the forest. [10] The humid forests cover 1.6 million km². [4] The Congo Basin is an important source of African teak, used for building furniture and flooring. An estimated 40 million people depend on these woodlands, surviving on ...
The River Congo Basin; Audio slideshow: The River Congo: Following in Explorer Sir Henry Morton Stanley's Footsteps—Tim Butcher recounts his trip through the Congo on the route of 19th-century explorer Sir Henry Morgan Stanley. Bibliography on Water Resources and International Law—Peace Palace Library; Map of the Congo River basin at Water ...
This is a list of rivers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.
Lowa (Swahili: Mto Lowa) is a river in the Congo Basin in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. It rises in the Mitumba Mountains, on the border of the provinces of South Kivu and North Kivu. It flows westward through the Albertine Rift montane forests and Northeastern Congolian lowland forests of North Kivu and in turn Maniema.
Conservationist Steve Boyes is gathering scientific information across the length of the Congo River, which could help preserve its ecosystems and build resilience against climate change.
Democratic Republic of the Congo map of Köppen climate classification zones. Climate ranges from tropical rain forest in the Congo River basin to tropical wet-and-dry in the southern uplands to tropical highland in eastern areas above 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) in elevation. [1] In general, temperatures and humidity are quite high. [1]
The Congo River has risen to its highest level in more than 60 years, causing flooding throughout the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Congo Republic that has killed more than 300 people ...
The Cuvette Centrale (French: "Central Basin") is a region of forests and wetlands in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Some definitions consider the region to extend into the Republic of the Congo as well. [1] It lies in the center of the Congo Basin, bounded on the west, north and east by the arc of the Congo River.