The small and colourful Nothobranchius fishes inhabit ephemeral habitats in freshwater
wetlands of Africa and have extreme life‐history adaptations that allow their eggs to survive …

Abstract The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has a long history of mining
activities. However, environmental and socio-economic problems associated with …

Background. Environmental pollution by trace metals is of concern in the African Copperbelt,
a region of intense mining situated on either side of the border between the Democratic …

Ecological restoration of degraded metal-rich habitats and bare metal-rich soils created by
mining activities has nowadays become a major environmental issue to reduce mining …

Abstract Lufira Biosphere Reserve (LBR) is a protected area located in Southeastern DR
Congo, created for the conservation of Miombo woodland, an ecosystem threatened by …

The adverse impacts of mining industries on human health, local biodiversity, and food
security are well-documented in the Katangese Copperbelt. However, farmers' perceptions …

A new species, Parakneria alytogrammus, is described from the main stream of the Upper
Lufira River. This species is easily distinguished from its congeners from the Congo Basin by …

The concentration of heavy metals and the forms in which they occur were determined for
tailings and derived deposits of two major processing sites of Cu–Co and Cu–Zn–(Pb) ores …

Background Chemical soil factors play an important role in generating and maintaining plant
diversity. Naturally metal-enriched habitats support highly distinctive plant communities …

La bioaccumulation du cadmium, du plomb et de l'arsenic par les poissons et bivalves
couramment pêchés dans le système lagunaire togolais a été évaluée afin d'en estimer les …