Congo Rainforest To Be Audit Of Logging Deals
Oct 18, 2021 ·
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The environmental campaign group Greenpeace has welcomed a decision by the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo to audit all forestry concessions in the country and suspend some already...
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The environmental campaign group Greenpeace has welcomed a decision by the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo to audit all forestry concessions in the country and suspend some already seen as questionable or illegal.
President Félix Tshisekedi has ordered an audit of some potentially corrupt concessions - including one for an area of more than 1.4 million hectares following pressure from environmental groups, including Greenpeace.
Some of the world's largest carbon emitters are set to pay DR Congo hundreds of millions of dollars to protect the forest however due to corruption and poor governance there are fears it is vulnerable to expanding agriculture and illegal logging.
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President Félix Tshisekedi has ordered an audit of some potentially corrupt concessions - including one for an area of more than 1.4 million hectares following pressure from environmental groups, including Greenpeace.
Some of the world's largest carbon emitters are set to pay DR Congo hundreds of millions of dollars to protect the forest however due to corruption and poor governance there are fears it is vulnerable to expanding agriculture and illegal logging.
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