Permalink: https://www.media.greenpeace.org/archive/Worker-in-Sodefor-Log-Camp-in-Congo-27MZIF7NPA7.htmlConceptually similarWorker in Sodefor Log Camp in CongoGP0VTGCompleted★★★★★★Worker at Sodefor Log CampGP0CTYCompleted★★★★Hand on Cut LogGP0LFXCompleted★★★★★★★Worker at Sodefor Log CampGP0LFYCompleted★★★★Worker in Sodefor Log Camp in CongoGP0104WCompleted★★★★★★Children in Sodefor Log CampGP06WTCompleted★★★★★★Abandoned Log Camp in CongoGP0KZ6Completed★★★★Abandoned Log Camp in CongoGP0CBFCompleted★★★★Sodefor Workers in Logging ConcessionGP07YWCompleted★★★★View AllGP0ED7Worker in Sodefor Log Camp in CongoA worker with several large cut logs in a Sodefor log park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). More than 10 million hectares of rainforest are currently allocated to the logging industry. Most of DRC’s timber is exported to Europe, with France and Belgium currently the largest importers. Expansion of logging into remaining areas of intact forests in the DRC will destroy globally critical carbon reserves, impact biodiversity and lead to social conflicts.Locations:Africa-Bandundu-Central Africa-Democratic Republic of the Congo-MadjokoDate:29 Jan, 2007Credit:© Greenpeace / Kate DavisonMaximum size:4368px X 2912pxKeywords:Chainsaws-Commercial logging-Day-Forests (campaign title)-KWCI (GPI)-Local population-Loggers-Logging camps-Men-Native Africans-One person-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:EU Bans Illegal Timber (Media Release)Siforco's Crimes on a Forest Community in DRC (All Photographers)Democratic Republic Congo Forests Documentation 2007 (Photos & Videos)Greenpeace in Africa (All Photographers)Carving up the Congo (Photo & Videos)