The space of forest felled within the Congo basin rose final yr, however schemes giving energy to Indigenous communities might be key to reversing the pattern
Environment
15 November 2022
An space of forest cleared to plant oil palm close to Kisangani within the Democratic Republic of the Congo SAMIR TOUNSI/AFP through Getty Images
If the Amazon is the lungs of the world, then the Congo basin is its beating coronary heart. This huge area in central Africa is house to the world’s second-largest – and most pristine – tropical rainforest, spanning six international locations and 170 million hectares of land.
But this distinctive habitat, which boasts a stunning array of wildlife from forest elephants to mountain gorillas, is in bother. Last yr, forest loss within the Congo basin jumped …