8 Jul, 10:33··

DRC Forests: NGOs Worry Over Moratorium Lift

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Non-governmental organizations in the Democratic Republic of Congo are concerned about the lifting of a moratorium on new industrial forest concessions. They fear this will lead to the exploitation of millions of hectares of forest. The government denies these plans, calling them ‘rumors without substance’.

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