Gabon, in western central Africa, is home to some of the world's most diverse ecosystems. A relatively wealthy and stable nation, the government has created a network of 13 national parks placing ...

Gabon is burned its government-held stockpile of ivory today to mark the country's commitment to combat poaching and illegal wildlife trade. President Ali Bongo ignited the ivory pyre in the Cite de ...

Critically endangered forest elephants play a key role in conserving rainforests that are crucial wildlife habitats and carbon stores, experts in the animals’ stronghold say. These range from ...

Libreville, Gabon, 27th June 2012—Today, more than 1,200 ivory tusks plus assorted ivory carvings were burned publicly as Gabon sent out a strong signal demonstrating its commitment to tackle elephant ...

Libreville, Gabon, 27th June 2012 – In a bold move against poaching and illegal wildlife trade, Gabon is expected to burn its government-held ivory stockpile today. The decision comes at a time of ...

JOHANNESBURG (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Gabon's new environment minister, Lee White, a British-born conservationist, has vowed to fight illegal logging by strengthening governance of forests after ...

Loss of habitat and poaching have made African forest elephants a critically endangered species, yet the dense forests of Gabon remain a "last stronghold" for the magnificent creatures. Evidence from ...

The Government of Gabon has passed landmark measures to manage and protect the country’s sharks and rays: over the past decade, Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) has worked with the Gabon government ...

As a symbol of its commitment to tackling illegal wildlife trade, Gabon will burn its entire ivory stockpile in the coming months, at a date to be announced shortly. The move is an acknowledgment by ...

To the naked eye, it’s a pitch-black photograph with a few shrubs and the petals of a white flower glinting in the moonlight. But a closer look by artificial intelligence reveals the forehead of a ...

LA LOPE, GABON, April 3, 2017 – The Government of Gabon and the World Bank-led Global Wildlife Program (GWP) are convening over 60 participants in La Lopé National Park in central Gabon from April 3-7 ...

Johannesburg — Gabon's new environment minister, Lee White, a British-born conservationist, has vowed to fight illegal logging by strengthening governance of forests after a national scandal in which ...