Permalink: https://photo.greenpeace.org/archive/Gathering-in-Rainforest-27MZIF3R6IT.htmlConceptually similarGathering in RainforestGP01D30Completed★★★★Gathering in Forest in CongoGP0MXBCompleted★★★★Villagers in NkweteGP016G2Completed★★★★Fisherman in CongoGP0114QCompleted★★★★Swamp Area in CongoGP0YQICompleted★★★★Swamp Area in CongoGP0OV1Completed★★★★Children in RainforestGP05TFCompleted★★★★Children in CongoGP0VBUCompleted★★★★Child Hunting in CongoGP0QDGCompleted★★★★View AllGP05TEGathering in RainforestA local man gathers a fern in the forest. The fern is called Ndelele, a savoury and prized vegetable. Approximately 40 million people in the DRC depend on the rainforest for their basic needs, such as medicine, food or shelter. 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.Locations:Africa-Central Africa-Democratic Republic of the Congo-Équateur-NkweteDate:22 Oct, 2006Credit:© Greenpeace / Philip ReynaersMaximum size:3320px X 4992pxKeywords:Day-Eye contact-Forests (campaign title)-Indigenous People-KWCI (GPI)-Leaves-Local population-Men-Native Africans-One person-Outdoors-Plants-Portraits-Rainforests-Tropical rainforestsShoot:Democratic Republic Congo Forests Documentation 2006The 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.
