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Keywords
Day
Forests (campaign title)
KWCI (GPI)
Leaves
Low angle view
Monkeys
Outdoors
Trees
Monkey in Trees in Congo
A monkey jumps between trees. 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.
Unique identifier:
GP0114P
Type:
Image
Shoot date:
23/10/2006
Locations:
Africa
,
Central Africa
,
Democratic Republic of the Congo
,
Équateur
Credit line:
© Greenpeace / Philip Reynaers
Ranking:
★★★★ (E)
Containers
Shoot:
Democratic Republic Congo Forests Documentation 2006
The 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.
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