Widespread Logging Threatens The Congo Basin’s Critical Rainforest
(Reklamlänk)
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.
