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Widespread Logging Threatens The Congo Basin's Critical Rainforest
Author: PBS NewsHour
Narrator: PBS NewsHour
Unabridged: 5 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: NewsHour Productions
Published: 07/24/2020
Categories: Nonfiction, Performing Arts, Radio
Synopsis
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.
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.