Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Hardwood-Samples-in-Congo-27MZIFJPI0Z.htmlConceptually similarAfrormosia Logs in CongoGP0XQJCompleted★★★★Logging of Afrormosia in CongoGP0248Completed★★★★Afrormosia at Sawmill in CongoGP01CKPCompleted★★★★Afrormosia at Sawmill in CongoGP0XQKCompleted★★★★Afrormosia at Sawmill in CongoGP0UT0Completed★★★★Afrormosia at Sawmill in CongoGP01F3BCompleted★★★★Logging of Afrormosia in CongoGP0XQICompleted★★★★Logging of Afrormosia in CongoGP0DBLCompleted★★★★Logging of Afrormosia in CongoGP0BS6Completed★★★★★★View AllGP06WSHardwood Samples in CongoA sample of tropical hardwood in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The third from left is Afrormosia, a protected tree species whose international trade is strictly regulated (listed under CITES Appendix II) . Expansion of logging into remaining areas of intact forests in the Democratic Republic of Congo will destroy globally critical carbon reserves and impact biodiversity. Beyond environmental impacts, logging in the region exacerbates poverty and leads to social conflicts. The DRC’s rainforests are critical for its inhabitants, who depend upon the rainforests to provide essential food, medicine, and other non-timber products, along with energy and building materials.Locations:Africa-Central Africa-Democratic Republic of the Congo-Kisangani-OrientaleDate:27 Mar, 2007Credit:© Greenpeace / Jiro OseMaximum size:4368px X 2912pxKeywords:CITES-Close ups-Deforestation-Forests (campaign title)-KWCI (GPI)-Samples-Timber-Tropical rainforests-Wood (materials)Shoot:Democratic Republic Congo Forests Documentation 2007The second largest rainforest in the world sits in the Congo basin of Africa. About half of this forest, still largely intact, lies in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and supports more species of birds and mammals than any other African region. The rainforests are also critical for its human inhabitants, who depend upon the rainforests to provide essential food, medicine, and other non-timber products, along with energy and building materials. The World Bank and other donors view logging as a way to alleviate poverty and promote economic development. In reality, expansion of logging into remaining areas of intact forests in the Democratic Republic of the Congo will destroy globally critical carbon reserves and impact biodiversity. Beyond environmental impacts, logging in the region exacerbates poverty and leads to social conflicts.Related Collections:Democratic Republic Congo Forests Documentation 2007