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Congo Basin: Africa's largest forest under threat

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Tainã Mansani
March 21, 2024

The dense Central African rainforest, also known as the Congo Basin rainforest, is the largest in Africa — but over a quarter of its forests are at risk of vanishing by 2050.

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