Permalink: https://www.media.greenpeace.org/archive/Logging-of-Afrormosia-in-Congo-27MZIFLCQ05A.htmlConceptually similarLogging of Afrormosia in CongoGP0DBLCompleted★★★★Logging of Afrormosia in CongoGP0BS6Completed★★★★★★Logging of Afrormosia in CongoGP015H3Completed★★★★★★Logging of Afrormosia in CongoGP0XQICompleted★★★★Logging of Afrormosia in CongoGP0248Completed★★★★Logging of Afrormosia in CongoGP0Y8WCompleted★★★★★★Logger's Families in CongoGP011MFCompleted★★★★★★★Logger's Families in CongoGP0LFVCompleted★★★★★★Children of Logger in CongoGP0OUZCompleted★★★★★★View AllGP016XVLogging of Afrormosia in CongoAfrormosia, highly valued tropical hardwood, is logged by SAFBOIS concession. Afrormosia is a protected tree species whose international trade is strictly regulated (listed under CITES Appendix II). The logs are waiting to be transported by Lomami River, tributary of Congo River, near the Village of Yafunga. Industrial logging is done by SAFBOIS in the rainforest surrounded by small communities including Yafunga. Approximately 40 million people in the DRC depend on the rainforest for their basic needs, such as medicine, food or shelter.Locations:Africa-Central Africa-Democratic Republic of the Congo-Orientale-YafungaDate:23 Mar, 2007Credit:© Greenpeace / Jiro OseMaximum size:4368px X 2912pxKeywords:CITES-Commercial logging-Day-Forests (campaign title)-Illegal logging-KWCI (GPI)-Outdoors-Timber-Timber industryShoot:Democratic Republic Congo Forests Documentation 2007The second largest rainforest in the world sits in the Congo basin of Africa. About half of this forest, still largely intact, lies in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and supports more species of birds and mammals than any other African region. The rainforests are also critical for its human inhabitants, who depend upon the rainforests to provide essential food, medicine, and other non-timber products, along with energy and building materials. The World Bank and other donors view logging as a way to alleviate poverty and promote economic development. In reality, expansion of logging into remaining areas of intact forests in the Democratic Republic of the Congo will destroy globally critical carbon reserves and impact biodiversity. Beyond environmental impacts, logging in the region exacerbates poverty and leads to social conflicts.Related Collections:Democratic Republic Congo Forests Documentation 2007Siforco's Crimes on a Forest Community in DRC (All Photographers)
