Community-managed forests in the DR Congo, meant to safeguard biodiversity and promote sustainable management, are under threat from expanding mining operations that encroach on dozens
This story by our writer and senior network member, Prosper Laurent Kwigize, was produced with support from Earth Journalism Network and funding from Internews. In
New investigation reveals how illegal logging for tea processing is destroying the high-canopy habitats essential for Burundi’s last wild chimpanzees. This story is part of
Cliff Abenaitwe Scientists have long wondered why people organize their relationships in layers: a few close friends, a bigger group of friends, and many acquaintances.
A new study suggests that wild chimpanzees consume the equivalent of several daily drinks, supporting the idea that our appetite for booze is an ancient
By Richard Drasimaku In 2021 Fidelis Kanyamunyu and his colleague David Gonahase, both conservationists in Western Uganda, began the “My Gorilla Family App.” This was
By Twahirwa Eric in Rwanda and Laetitia Kavira in DR Congo Rwanda’s high-end furniture market has developed a deep reliance on timber imported from the
By: Arthur Bizimana in Burundi and Martin Leku in DR Congo At the furniture market in the Jabe district, in the urban commune of Mukaza, within the town
Philip Buda Ladu/Julie Londo Along dusty streets, simple shops made of rusting corrugated iron are stacked high with mahogany and teak, their freshly sawn faces
Devin Murphy and Angella Naturinda Four critically endangered female eastern lowland gorillas (also known as Grauer’s gorillas) rescued from the illegal wildlife trade have been
Increasing conservation coverage of the Apes, and amplifying local voices in the international community debate about Apes protection.
Water Journalists Africa (WJA), the parent organisation of Apes Reporting Project , is the largest network of journalists reporting on water in the African continent.
© 2023 Apes Reporting Project. Copyright reserved
