DRC hit by record deforestation in 2024, satellite data show

Mongabay
Nov 26, 2025, 12:19 pm123 ptsTrending
Africa’s great Congo Basin rainforest, often called the Earth’s second lung, covers an area about the size of India. Millions of people depend directly on the forest for food, energy and income. It is home to our closest relatives and some of the planet’s most threatened wildlife — gorillas (Gorilla…

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