New carbon map will help protect the DRC’s rainforests

Mongabay
Jun 1, 2017, 4:32 pm285 pts
Researchers have compiled the first-ever carbon map of rainforests in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The DRC is home to 60 percent of the Congo rainforest, the second-largest contiguous tract of tropical forests in the world. These forests not only store an immense amount of carbon but also harbor…

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