Oil palm, rubber could trigger ‘storm’ of deforestation in the Congo Basin

Mongabay
Mar 12, 2018, 1:22 pm221 pts
Thousands of square kilometers of the world’s second-largest rainforest — the Congo Basin — sit on the precipice of destruction according to a new report released today by Earthsight. The London-based non-profit investigates global environmental issues. Earthsight documented approximately 500 square…

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