Archaeologists have dated stone tools from Lopé National Park in Gabon to 620,000 to 850,000 years ago, making them the earliest known evidence of a human presence in the Congo Basin. “In the African ...

After a closure of more than ten years, the Lopé National Park Ecomuseum reopened its doors on 5 February 2021 with an official ceremony attended by the Executive Secretary and staff of the National ...

Gorillas in the Lope National Park, Gabon pictured by Dr. Kathryn Jeffery, director of the Gorilla and Chimpanzee Research Station in the Lope National Park. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Climate change appears to be disrupting the yield of fruit trees, a critical food source for many large mammals in Central Africa. A new study ...

Gabon's 13 national parks are home to a great number of the continent's surviving forest elephants. Photo Credit: Discover Gabon Gabon is a destination that calls out to those seeking sustainable and ...

1. Having examined Documents WHC-06/30.COM/8B, WHC-06/30.COM/INF.8B.1 and WHC-06/30.COM/INF.8B.2, 2. Refers the nomination of the Ecosystem and Relict Cultural Landscape of Lopé-Okanda, Gabon, under ...

Gabon's President, His Excellency El Hadj Omar Bongo, confirmed the creation of 13 national parks in Gabon covering three million hectares that represent 10 percent of the country's surface area.

Experts from the University of Stirling, working closely with the Government of Gabon, have led an international study into the impact of climate change on Central Africa's rainforests and the threat ...