Congo Basin forests shrink due to illegal logging

Libreville (AFP) Nov 21, 2024

The Congo Basin's tropical forests, known as the "planet's second lung" behind the Amazon, are shrinking by one to five percent a year due to illegal logging and mining, a study said. As the region has lost 30 percent of its forest cover since 2001, the "rapid degradation... poses a threat to the livelihoods of millions who rely on the forests' resources and the regulating role the forests p