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| Illegal Carve-up of Congo Rainforests | |
Greenpeace - February 26, 2007 | |
 | The second largest rainforest in the world -- after the Amazon -- sits in the Congo basin of Africa. Around 21 million hectares (over 51 million acres) of this pristine forest are being illegally logged. We've released new evidence of the extent of this forest crime. |
| Conservation Efforts in Congo Basin Appear Effective | |
VOA News - June 24, 2006 | |
 | A new assessment of Africa's massive Congo Basin rain forest finds that it is less degraded than environmentalists feared. The findings were announced in Paris, where African and Western officials ended a two-day conference Friday on an international initiative to conserve this rare, tropical forest. |
| Rare Okapi Sighted in Eastern Congo Park | |
WWF - June 16, 2006 | |
 | After nearly 50 years, the okapi -- the closest known relative to the giraffe -- has been rediscovered in Virunga National Park in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), World Wildlife Fund announced today. This is the first sign of okapi presence in Virunga National Park since August 1959 according to official records. |
| Leaders sign new treaty to protect rainforest | |
IRIN - February 7, 2005 | |
Leaders of the 10 countries that make up the Congo Basin on Saturday concluded a treaty aimed at protecting the world's second largest rainforest. | |
