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New carbon map will help protect the DRC’s rainforests

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Mongabay (India)

Publication Date
2017-06-02

The DRC is home to 60 percent of the Congo rainforest, the second-largest contiguous tract of tropical forests in the world. These forests not only store an immense amount of carbon but also harbor more than 15,000 plant and animal species, making the Congo rainforest one of the world’s most important biodiversity hotspots. But the DRC’s forests are facing significant threats from firewood collection, logging, mining, and slash and burn agriculture, as well as the impacts of poaching.

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https://news.mongabay.com/2017/06/new-carbon-map-will-help-protect-the-drcs-rainforests/