Monday, July 27, 2020

CONGO - Threat Posed by Logging the Rainforest

"Widespread logging threatens the Congo Basin’s critical rainforestPBS NewsHour 7/24/2020

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SUMMARY:  The Democratic Republic of Congo is a massive country, with a land area the size of Alaska and Texas combined.  It’s also home to a large part of the Congo Basin rainforest, a habitat for countless species and a crucial absorber of atmospheric carbon dioxide.  But illegal and uncontrolled logging represent major threats to this critical ecosystem.  Special correspondent Monica Villamizar reports.



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