Sodefor Workers in Logging Concession

Workers in a Sodefor logging concession in the village of Bossa. Sodefor is a logging company that operates in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 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. 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.

Unique identifier: GP01AM0

Type: Image

Shoot date: 31/01/2007

Locations: Africa, Bandundu, Bossa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Credit line: © Greenpeace / Kate Davison

Size: 4149px × 2763px 8MB

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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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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