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Title Saving Congo’s Forests Means Changing “Law Enforcement" Media name/outlet United States Institute of Peace-Analysis & Commentary Country/Territory United States Date 22/12/2022 Description The Congo Basin rainforests, the world’s second largest, form the planet’s single greatest “carbon sink,” absorbing the atmospheric carbon dioxide that is overheating our planet. Yet this crucial front line against climate change is threatened by illegal and industrial logging, mining, oil and gas concessions and ongoing warfare in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). To save the rich and unique ecosystems of the Congo Basin forests, policies are needed to stop destructive resource exploitation and ongoing violence. This includes devising more effective, holistic approaches to upholding conservation laws in national parks and other protected areas. URL https://www.usip.org/publications/2022/12/saving-congos-forests-means-changing-law-enforcement Persons Judith Verweijen