Congo’s forests under strain from overlapping land use

Despite renewed global attention on ecosystem protection during Earth Day, the Congo Basin’s forests — among the world’s most vital carbon sinks — are facing mounting threats.

In Congo‑Brazzaville, overlapping land uses, from mining to logging and artisanal gold extraction, are accelerating deforestation and biodiversity loss in some of the country’s most fragile forest massifs.

Across the country, the superimposition of…