The realm of forest felled within the Congo basin rose final yr, however schemes giving energy to Indigenous communities could possibly be key to reversing the pattern
Atmosphere
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 Photographs
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.
However this distinctive habitat, which boasts a stunning array of wildlife from forest elephants to mountain gorillas, is in bother. Final yr, forest loss within the Congo basin jumped …
