The Fate of the Lungs of Africa Hangs in the Balance

Author:
Greenpeace Africa
Publisher:
Greenpeace Africa
Publication Date:
15 May 2017
Tags:
Central Africa, Climate, Environment, Sustainable Development

After the war in the DRC in 2002, under pressure from the World Bank, the Congolese government suspended the awarding of new industrial logging concessions. One of the primary objectives of this Moratorium (a temporary stop until certain conditions are fulfilled) placed 15 years ago, was to embark on a path whereby the forest sector would become a sustainable industry, generating billions of dollars in revenues and tens of thousands of jobs.

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