#PhotoOfTheDay: Reshaping the Forests Around #Kisangani
The #Congo Basin is home to the world’s second-largest tropical #Rainforest, surpassed only by the #Amazon.
However, the basin has seen major changes in recent decades. One analysis published in 2024 found that it had lost more than 8 percent of its rainforest since 1990.
https://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/reshaping-the-forests-around-kisangani-154817/
Officials push new ban as thousands of households keep iconic creatures as pets: ‘They will understand eventually’
In a major victory for wildlife conservation and local communities, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has finally…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #DemocraticRepublicofCongo #environmentminister #Kisangani #Latvia #LV #parrots #unsustainabletrade #wildlifeconservation
https://www.newsbeep.com/176249/
#RDC. Les victimes attendent toujours la justice, la vérité et des , 25 ans après la guerre de #Kisangani
https://www.amnesty.fr/presse/rdc-les-victimes-attendent-toujours-la-justice-la-
Vingt-cinq ans après la guerre des six jours à Kisangani, en République démocratique du Congo (RDC), lors de laquelle des centaines de civil·e·s ont été tués et des milliers d’autres blessés, les victimes attendent toujours la vérité, la justice et, pour la plupart, des réparations, a indiqué Amnesty International dans un nouveau rapport ce 5 juin. […] The post RDC. Les victimes attendent toujours la justice, la vérité et des réparations, 25 ans après la guerre de Kisangani appeared first on Amnesty International.