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Tag: rainforest

  • Congo Basin Deforestation Threatens Food and Water Supplies Throughout Africa

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    fitzdon

    Stretching across Central Africa, the Congo Basin is home to 80 million people who depend on it for everything from food to charcoal to medicinal plants. But they aren’t the only ones; the world’s second-largest rainforest also plays a role in regulating rainfall patterns across other parts of the continent. Its continued disappearance could exacerbate insecurity of…