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Keywords
Chainsaws
Deforestation
Forests (campaign title)
Forklift trucks
KWCI (GPI)
Loggers
Logging camps
Logging practices
Machinery
Native Africans
Timber
Timber industry
Tropical rainforests
Trucks

Sodefor Log Camp

Logging operations in a Sodefor log park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). More than 10 million hectares of rainforest are currently allocated to the logging industry. Most of DRC’s timber is exported to Europe, with France and Belgium currently the largest importers. Expansion of logging into remaining areas of intact forests in the DRC will destroy globally critical carbon reserves, impact biodiversity and lead to social conflicts. 
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Democratic Republic Congo Forests Documentation 2007

The 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. 
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Unique identifier: GP03F3C 
Type: Video 
Shoot date: 29/01/2007 
Locations: Africa, Bandundu, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Madjoko
Credit line: © Greenpeace 
Duration: 3m29s 
Audio format: Natural 
File size 316.21 MB 
Ranking: ★★★★ (E)