Congo Basin communities bear the costs of industrial expansion

Mongabay
Nov 5, 2025, 1:35 pm123 ptsTrending
Governments and investors are seeking minerals, timber and oil in the Congo Basin to fuel the global economy and the green transition. However, communities that have lived in the world’s second-largest rainforest for generations are paying the highest price for extraction, according to a new report published…

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