Getty Images The Democratic Republic of Congo is now the country ... That was more than any other tropical country. The disappearance of these trees is causing "heartbreaking losses in real ...

A third of tropical African plants are on the path to extinction, according to a new assessment. Much of western Africa, Ethiopia, and parts of Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

The Congo Basin's tropical forests, known as the "planet's second lung" behind the Amazon, are shrinking by one to five percent a year due to illegal logging and mining, a study said.

Tropical rainforests are not ... and other businesses. [Read: Trees are overrated] Something similar could happen in the Congo, the home of the forest elephant and gorilla. Studies have found ...

Six African nations have agreed with donors on a plan to protect the tropical forests of the Congo basin ... Minister Annick Girardin said. Trees soak up carbon dioxide from the air as they ...