Al Mayadeen English

  • Ar
  • Es
  • x
Al Mayadeen English

Slogan

  • News
    • Politics
    • Economy
    • Sports
    • Arts&Culture
    • Health
    • Miscellaneous
    • Technology
    • Environment
  • Articles
    • Opinion
    • Analysis
    • Blog
    • Features
  • Videos
    • NewsFeed
    • Video Features
    • Explainers
    • TV
    • Digital Series
  • Infographs
  • In Pictures
  • • LIVE
News
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Sports
  • Arts&Culture
  • Health
  • Miscellaneous
  • Technology
  • Environment
Articles
  • Opinion
  • Analysis
  • Blog
  • Features
Videos
  • NewsFeed
  • Video Features
  • Explainers
  • TV
  • Digital Series
Infographs
In Pictures
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • MENA
  • Palestine
  • US & Canada
BREAKING
Israeli Army Radio's diplomatic correspondent quoted a senior Israeli official as saying: So he [Trump] decided to cut off contact. That might still change, but that’s the situation right now
Israeli Army Radio's diplomatic correspondent quoted a senior Israeli official as saying: Trump’s circle told him [Dermer] that Netanyahu was manipulating him, and there’s nothing Trump hates more than being portrayed as someone being played
Senior Palestinian official to Al Mayadeen: Meetings between the Israelis, Egyptians, and Qataris are all centered around the Israeli proposal, which does not guarantee an end to the war [on Gaza]
Senior Palestinian official to Al Mayadeen: “Israel” is threatening to expand the ground offensive if Hamas rejects the proposal
Senior Palestinian official to Al Mayadeen: Hamas rejects the Israeli proposal, viewing it as failing to guarantee an end to the war
Senior Palestinian official to Al Mayadeen: “Israel” is sticking to its proposal, and insists there is no alternative offer on the table for negotiation
Senior Palestinian official to Al Mayadeen: The meetings between the Israelis and the Egyptians and Qataris all revolve around the Israeli proposal
The administration was clearly looking for an off-ramp for this campaign against Ansar Allah, NBC News reports, citing US official
Trump's operation against Ansar Allah cost more than $1 billion, NBC News reports, citing US official
White smoke signals new pope elected: AFP

DR Congo rainforest under threat; scientists scramble to protect it

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 7 Sep 2022 11:43
2 Min Read

Around 30 billion tonnes of carbon are stored across the Congo Basin, which is roughly equivalent to three years of global emissions.

  • x
  • Scientists fight to protect DR Congo rainforest as threats increase.
    Scientists fight to protect the DR Congo rainforest as threats increase.

In the northern Democratic Republic of the Congo, a sensor-laden tower juts above the canopy, measuring carbon dioxide emissions from the world's second-largest tropical rainforest.

The Congo Basin rainforest spans multiple nations in central Africa and is home to a dazzling array of species. However, as loggers and farmers advance deeper into the forest, there are rising fears about its future, which is deemed vital for CO2 sequestration.    

Scientists at the Yangambi Biosphere Reserve in the DRC's Tshopo province are investigating the role of the rainforest in climate change, a topic that has received little attention until lately.

Read next: Brazil deforestation hits new record

The CO2-measuring flux tower, standing 55 meters tall, went online in 2020 amid the lush reserve of 250,000 hectares (620,000 acres).

Related News

Rainforest carbon credit schemes misleading, ineffective: Report

During the Belgian colonial era, Yangambi was well-known for his tropical agronomy study.   

It also hosted scientists this week as part of pre-COP 27 sessions in the DRC, ahead of the COP27 climate summit in Egypt in November.   

The CongoFlux CO2 measurement project's director, flux towers are prevalent around the world, according to Thomas Sibret. But, until Yangambi, there had been none in Congo, limiting "our understanding of this ecosystem," he said.

Read next: UK company heavily linked to Amazon deforestation

The Congo Basin stores around 30 billion tonnes of carbon, according to a 2016 study published in Nature. This amount is roughly equal to three years' worth of world emissions.

More time is needed to draw firm conclusions from the DRC's flux tower data, but one thing is certain: the rainforest sequesters more greenhouse gases than it emits, according to Sibret.

  • Congo Basin rainforest
  • DR Congo
  • Democratic Republic of Congo

Most Read

Pro-Palestinian protesters march toward the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) headquarters, Saturday, April 5, 2025, in Washington (AP)

US House to vote on bill criminalizing boycott of 'Israel'

  • Politics
  • 3 May 2025
Throughout Operation Prosperity Guardian, current and former US military and intelligence officials expressed disquiet at the enormous “cost offset” involved in battling Ansar Allah. (Al Mayadeen English; Illustrated by Zeinab El-Hajj)

Ansar Allah triumphant: US facing Red Sea defeat again

  • Opinion
  • 3 May 2025
Pakistan downs an Indian jet and hits a military base in Kashmir escalation.

Pakistan downs 3 Indian jets, hits military base in Kashmir escalation

  • Politics
  • 7 May 2025
Yemeni missile hits Ben Gurion Airport as interceptors fail

YAF targeted Ben Gurion with hypersonic ballistic missile: Saree

  • MENA
  • 4 May 2025

Coverage

All
Gaza prevails against genocide

Read Next

All
UN experts warn: Stop the genocide or witness Gaza's end
Politics

Stop the genocide or witness end of life in Gaza: UN experts warn

Israeli police attack mourners as they carry the casket of killed Al Jazeera veteran journalist Shireen Abu Akleh during her funeral in occupied al-Quds, Friday, May 13, 2022. (AP)
Politics

Israeli sniper who killed journalist Shireen Abu Akleh identified

The Department of Defense logo is seen on the wall in the Press Briefing room at the Pentagon, Oct. 29, 2024, in Washington. (AP)
Politics

Pentagon’s unused properties drain billions in taxpayer funds

Haaretz
Palestine

Israeli military avoids calling up unwilling reservists: Haaretz

Al Mayadeen English

Al Mayadeen is an Arab Independent Media Satellite Channel.

All Rights Reserved

  • x
  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Authors
Android
iOS