Permalink: https://photo.greenpeace.org/archive/Woman-Makes-Baskets-in-Congo-27MZIFLE0W8A.htmlConceptually similarWoman Preparing Food in CongoGP01HGCompleted★★★★Villagers in BolumboGP01CKOCompleted★★★★Woman in NkweteGP01CKTCompleted★★★★Woman in NkweteGP0X95Completed★★★★Woman in NkweteGP0Y90Completed★★★★Woman in NkweteGP010NFCompleted★★★★Woman in NkweteGP0NF2Completed★★★★Woman at Abandoned Log CampGP06WUCompleted★★★★★★Woman in CongoGP0APWCompleted★★★★★★View AllGP019LRWoman Makes Baskets in CongoA woman makes palm baskets for fishing in a small village near the river, called Bolumbo. People in the remote village survive almost entirely on the products they find and grow. The World Bank and other donors view logging as a way to alleviate poverty and promote economic development. 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. Approximately 40 million people in the DRC depend on the rainforest for their basic needs, such as medicine, food or shelter.Locations:Africa-Bolumbo-Central Africa-Democratic Republic of the CongoDate:13 Oct, 2006Credit:© Greenpeace / Jan-Joseph StokMaximum size:4368px X 2912pxKeywords:Baskets-Craftspeople-Day-Forests (campaign title)-Indigenous People-KWCI (GPI)-Leaves-Local population-Native Africans-One person-Outdoors-Villages-WomenShoot: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.
