Local Women Dancing in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Villagers of Lokolama welcome the international Expedition Team on their arrival. A team from Greenpeace Africa are working with local partners to conduct scientific research in the village of Lokolama, 45 km from Mbandaka. The team aim to identify the presence of tropical peatlands in the region, and to measure its depth.

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Peatland Forest in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Documentation of ground-level research into satellite data on vast peatland areas recently discovered by scientists in the swamps of the Congo Basin rainforest, as well as affected communities and the natural environment. The most carbon-rich tropical region in the world is estimated to store the equivalent of three years’ worth of total global fossil fuel.

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Unique identifier: GP0STR8NU

Type: Image

Shoot date: 27/10/2017

Locations: Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Équateur, Lokolama

Size: 7360px × 4912px 10.41 MB

Ranking: ★★★★★★ (B)