22 788 People Sign Petition to Save the Congo Rainforest

The Congo basin is home to the world’s second largest rainforest. Not only is it one of the most beautiful places on earth, with incredibly rich biodiversity, it’s also a vital source of food, medicine, and other basic services for more than 40 million Congolese people.

The forest is now facing a serious threat.

Having been granted a licence intended only for artisinal loggers of Congolese nationality, foreign industrial operations are devastating massive areas of the rainforest.

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Activists present a 22,788 signature petition to the Congolese Prime Minister. The petition calls for the existing moratorium on new industrial logging licenses to be reinforced, and pushes for the cancellation of all illegal licenses. The Congolese Rainforest is under serious threat - Having been granted a licence intended only for artisanal loggers of Congolese nationality, foreign industrial operations are devastating massive areas of the rainforest.