Bushmeat Hunter with Monkey in Congo

A bush meat hunter with dead monkeys on a logging road in the Bandundu region. As logging companies gain access to the forest in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, more and more logging roads open up previously inaccessible areas to bushmeat hunters. The commercial bushmeat trade seriously impacts on the biodiversity of the Congo and is further threatening rare and endangered species.

Unique identifier: GP010ND

Type: Image

Shoot date: 27/01/2007

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

Credit line: © Greenpeace / Kate Davison

Size: 4368px × 2912px 9MB

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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