Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Worker-in-Sodefor-Log-Camp-in-Congo-27MZIFLGZ41Z.htmlConceptually similarWorker in Sodefor Log Camp in CongoGP0VTGCompleted★★★★★★Worker in Sodefor Log Camp in CongoGP0ED7Completed★★★★★★★Worker at Sodefor Log CampGP0CTYCompleted★★★★Worker at Sodefor Log CampGP0LFYCompleted★★★★Children in Sodefor Log CampGP06WTCompleted★★★★★★Hand on Cut LogGP0LFXCompleted★★★★★★★Sodefor Workers in Logging ConcessionGP07YWCompleted★★★★Sodefor Workers in Logging ConcessionGP0UASCompleted★★★★Sodefor Workers in Logging ConcessionGP01AM0Completed★★★★View AllGP0104WWorker in Sodefor Log Camp in CongoA worker with several large cut logs in a Sodefor log park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. More than 21 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 and impact biodiversity. Beyond environmental impacts, logging in the region exacerbates poverty and leads to social conflicts.Locations:Africa-Bandundu-Central Africa-Democratic Republic of the Congo-MadjokoDate:29 Jan, 2007Credit:© Greenpeace / Kate DavisonMaximum size:4368px X 2912pxKeywords:Chainsaws-Commercial logging-Day-Forests (campaign title)-KWCI (GPI)-Local population-Loggers-Logging camps-Men-Native Africans-One person-Outdoors-Timber-Timber industryShoot:Democratic Republic Congo Forests Documentation 2007The 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:"Countdown to Extinction" Report CollectionDemocratic Republic Congo Forests Documentation 2007 (Photos & Videos)