Illegal timber and charcoal trade is a key contributor to the deaths and climate disasters in the ... Therefore, deforestation of the Congo rainforest, the second largest in the world, is pushing ...

Ken Silverstein covers global energy and climate issues ... Consider the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC): Its rainforests absorb 4% of the world's annual CO2 emissions.

Interview - CIVICUS discusses activism against oil auctions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) with François Kamate, founder and coordinator of the young environmental volunteer movement ...

Congo rainforest is the second largest rainforest ... generate water supplies and biodiversity and mitigate against climate change. The illicit trade in timber and charcoal is fuelling ...