Your browser does not support this video. Permalink: https://photo.greenpeace.org/archive/Bushmeat-Hunter--27MZIF20P2V6.htmlConceptually similarBushmeat in the Congo BasinGP03F0VCompleted★★★★Sodefor Log CampGP03F3CCompleted★★★★Madjoko VillageGP03F3HCompleted★★★★The Lola Ya Bonobo SanctuaryGP03F4NCompleted★★★★Students in a Deteriorated School in BeleliGP03F1HCompleted★★★★Maternity Ward in Health CenterGP03F1FCompleted★★★★Village Life in the Bandundu RegionGP03F50Completed★★★★Former Logging Worker SoundbiteGP03F21Completed★★★★Logs to be Exported in CongoGP03F3BCompleted★★★★View AllGP03F0UBushmeat Hunter A bush meat hunter with a dead monkey on a logging road in the Bandundu region. As logging companies gain access to the forest in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, more and more logging roads open up previously inaccessible areas to bushmeat hunters. The commercial bushmeat trade seriously impacts on the biodiversity of the Congo and is further threatening rare and endangered species.Locations:Africa-Bandundu-Democratic Republic of the CongoDate:27 Jan, 2007Credit:© GreenpeaceDuration:51sAudio format:NaturalProduction Type :B-ROLLKeywords:Bushmeat-Death-Deforestation-Forests (campaign title)-Hunters-Indigenous People-KWCI (GPI)-Local population-Men-Monkeys-Native Africans-Tropical rainforestsShoot:Democratic Republic Congo Forests Documentation 2007The second largest rainforest in the world sits in the Congo basin of Africa. About half of this forest, still largely intact, lies in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and supports more species of birds and mammals than any other African region. The rainforests are also critical for its human inhabitants, who depend upon the rainforests to provide essential food, medicine, and other non-timber products, along with energy and building materials. The World Bank and other donors view logging as a way to alleviate poverty and promote economic development. In reality, expansion of logging into remaining areas of intact forests in the Democratic Republic of the Congo will destroy globally critical carbon reserves and impact biodiversity. Beyond environmental impacts, logging in the region exacerbates poverty and leads to social conflicts.Related Collections:Democratic Republic Congo Forests Documentation 2007 (Photos & Videos)