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Nearly 90 percent of logging in the DRC is illegal
2014-04-08 17:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: The forestry sector in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is completely out of control, according to a new eye-opening report. Put together by the Chatham House, the report estimates that at least 87 percent of logging in the DRC was illegal in 2011, making the DRC possibly the most high-risk country in the world for purchasing legal wood products. The DRC contains Africa's largest expanse of tropical forests, including the bulk of the Congo Rainforest. As such it is home to a number of species...
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