Sunday, June 08, 2025

DR Congo to create world’s largest tropical forest reserve about the size of France

Good news! It has been named the Kivu-Kinshasa Green Corridor.

"The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo passed a law in January 2025 to lead efforts to establish the largest tropical forest reserve in the world. It will be set up as a 2,600km long green corridor the size of France – 540,000km² – situated in the Congo Basin.

The green corridor will follow the course of the Congo River, the world’s second largest after the Amazon, which meanders 4,374km in a long arc through central Africa. ...

The Congo Basin straddles ten countries: Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Zambia.

The Democratic Republic of Congo, with 10% of the planet’s known plant species, is right at the centre of the Congo Basin. Its rainforests extend for 1.55 million km², housing 50% of Africa’s tropical forests. ..."

Congo to create world’s largest tropical forest reserve




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