Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Tree-Stump-in-Congo-27MZIF1JQ0.htmlConceptually similarITB Concession in CongoGP015ZICompleted★★★★ITB Concession in CongoGP01E36Completed★★★★ITB Concession in CongoGP08ITCompleted★★★★ITB Concession in CongoGP024CCompleted★★★★ITB Concession in CongoGP0TTNCompleted★★★★Swamp Area in CongoGP0YQICompleted★★★★Swamp Area in CongoGP0OV1Completed★★★★Swamps Around Lake TumbaGP0FWACompleted★★★★Swamps Around Lake TumbaGP0CBGCompleted★★★★View AllGP0TVTree Stump in CongoA cut tree stump along a logging road within an ITB (Industrie de transformation de bois) logging concession. ITB is actively logging in the region of Lac Tumba, with two logging permits covering 294,000 ha of forests. More than 21 million hectares of rainforest are now allocated to the logging industry. The World Bank and other donors view logging as a way to alleviate poverty and promote economic development. 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.Locations:Africa-Central Africa-Democratic Republic of the Congo-Équateur-IbengaDate:22 Oct, 2006Credit:© Greenpeace / Philip ReynaersMaximum size:4992px X 3320pxKeywords:Close ups-Commercial logging-Day-Deforestation-Forests (campaign title)-KWCI (GPI)-Leaves-Outdoors-Rainforests-Timber-TreesShoot:Democratic Republic Congo Forests Documentation 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.
