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"Welcome to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a land of vast
opportunity and constant challenges. Home to mighty rivers, mountain gorillas,
and mineral mining; Soukous music, crippling poverty, and localized unrest;
expansive forests and a forest-reliant population.
DRC’s forests are vast and valuable. Two-thirds of the country is covered in
forest, which forms part of the Congo Basin, home to the world’s second-largest
rainforest. Over half the country’s population live in rural and remote areas,
the majority relying on these forests for food, fuel, and income, often to the
detriment of the environment. That is more than 50 million people tasked with
reconciling daily subsistence with protecting the forests that support their
livelihoods and represent one of the world’s largest carbon sinks. The question
isn’t whether to support people or protect trees, but how to break the cycle of
poverty and environmental degradation to realize the ecological and economic
opportunity held within these forests."
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Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
