The Congo Basin's tropical forests, known as the "planet's second lung" behind the Amazon, are shrinking by one to five percent a year due to illegal logging and mining, a study said.
The Congo Basin’s tropical forests, known as the “planet’s second lung” behind the Amazon, are shrinking by one to five percent a year due to illegal logging and mining, a study said. As the region ...
LIBREVILLE - The Congo Basin's tropical forests, known as the "planet's second lung" behind the Amazon, are shrinking by one to five per cent a year due to illegal logging and mining, a study said.
Criminal rings exploit "gaps in the regulatory framework" with the complicity of corrupt officials to plunder the dense forests, which cover about 200 million hectares (500 million acres) — the size ...
The Congo Basin forest is known as the “lungs of Africa” because of its ability to absorb carbon dioxide – around 1.5 billion tons each year. “We don’t have clear legislation (for) the carbon market ...
High-level forest summits are coming up thick and fast. Gabon's One Forest Summit is set to get under way on 1 March, while, in the neighbouring Republic of the Congo, Denis Sassou Nguesso is ...