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Widespread Logging Threatens The Congo Basin’s Critical Rainforest

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The Democratic Republic of Congo is a massive country, with a land area the

size of Alaska and Texas combined. It’s also home to a large part of the

Congo Basin rainforest, a habitat for countless species and a crucial

absorber of atmospheric carbon dioxide. But illegal and uncontrolled

logging represent major threats to this critical ecosystem. Special

correspondent Monica Villamizar reports.


Narrator: PBS NewsHour
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