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Jun 12, 2023 · Tree stumps scar the forest floor after 850 hectares were felled to plant oil palms in the heart of the Congo Basin forest near Kisangani, in northeastern DRC, on September 25, 2019. There is strong pressure on the Congo Basin forests—in 2018, DRC lost 481,248 hectares of tropical primary forest. Samir Tounsi/AFP via Getty Images.
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Ensuring protection of the Congo Basin requires a massive effort that reaches beyond political borders, especially when six countries have a direct stake. As part of the Congo Basin Forest Partnership, we collaborate with local governments and communities to sustainably manage the forests and protect wildlife.
We help create agreements between governments to allow for free movement of park staff across borders and joint patrols, bolstering antipoaching operations. Our partnerships also allow us to better address the needs of local communities that depend on the forests, empowering them to steward their resources and improve their livelihoods.
We also work toward Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification in all critical forests throughout the Congo Basin. This certification ensures good forest management. So far, an area nearly as large as West Virginia has been independently certified by FSC in the Congo Basin.
Gorilla-based tourism helps raise funds to protect national parks and help local communities. Tourism fees generate much needed revenue for both the park and local communities. In the DRC, WWF introduced farmers to new types of crops and innovative methods to grow them so farming operations do not encroach upon nearby forest or harm wildlife. WWF h...
There are 10's of thousands of plant and animal species in the Congo Basin alone, as well as many indigenous people who rely on the forest as their means of shelter and food. Deforestation takes out huge chunks of forest that take long times to recover, and this process isn't slowing down. By 2035 over 2 million hectares could be deforested.
Jul 11, 2022 · The Congo Basin, the world’s second-largest forest has distinct meteorological characteristics, and its ecosystem is controlled by complex interactions between many climatic phenomena that act ...
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Jan 11, 2024 · Jan. 11, 2024, at 2:04 a.m. Hundreds Dead as Congo River Basin Submerged by Generational Floods. More. Reuters. People use a makeshift boat to move after the Congo River rises to its highest level ...
Nov 18, 2023 · Most immediately, the 75 million people from more than 150 ethnic groups who live in the Congo Basin’s forests and whose futures depend on the health of their surroundings. Many fear oil exploration will force them from their land and pollute the rivers and forests they rely on for survival. But in the long term, all of us are at risk.
Jan 11, 2024 · The Congo River has risen to its highest level in more than 60 years, causing flooding throughout the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Congo Republic that has killed more than 300 people ...
