Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Salonga-National-Park-in-Congo-27MZIFOUXOK.htmlConceptually similarMonboyo River and Peatland Forest in DRCGP0STR4QFCompleted★★★★Monboyo River and Peatland Forest in DRCGP0STR4QGCompleted★★★★★★Monboyo River and Peatland Forest in DRCGP0STR4QHCompleted★★★★★★Forest Aerial of CongoGP0RUUCompleted★★★★Aerial of Congo RiverGP01G2PCompleted★★★★Aerial of Congo RiverGP08ISCompleted★★★★Congo RiverGP0JGSCompleted★★★★The Congo RiverGP016WQCompleted★★★★Peatland Forest in DRCGP0STR4PACompleted★★★★★★View AllGP0USZSalonga National Park in CongoA river flows through the Salonga National Park, located in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the Congo River basin. It is Africa's largest tropical rainforest reserve. With its 33.350 km2, the park is larger then Belgium. The park's wildlife is under threat from large scale illegal poaching operations. Logging is expanding in the rainforest southwest of the park's boundaries.Locations:Africa-Central Africa-Democratic Republic of the Congo-Salonga National ParkDate:23 Sep, 2005Credit:© Kim Gjerstad / GreenpeaceMaximum size:2670px X 1837pxKeywords:Aerial view-Day-Forests (campaign title)-Green-KWCI (GPI)-National parks-Nature-Outdoors-Rivers-Tropical rainforestsShoot:Democratic Republic Congo Forests Documentation 2004-2006The 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:Carving up the Congo (Photo & Videos)