1. Congo River & Rainforests
Deforestation
Desertification
Climate change

2. Movie on the Congo River Basin
World Wildlife Foundation Movie

3. Congo River Basin One of the thickest rainforests in the world.
Hot and humid climate.
Average rainfall yearly is about 80”

4. Deforestation
From 1990 to 2000 about 35,361 square mile of rain forests have been cut down for lumber, farming, and grazing land.
The land area is about equal to the size of Indiana.

5. Poaching
Gorillas, Monkeys, and other small mammals are being killed and sold for meat and hides. It is estimated that there is less than 20,000 bonobos left in the Congo river basin.

6. Congo river
The Congo river is the 5th longest river in the world at 2900 miles long.
It drains an area of about 1,400,000 square miles.

7. How this affects us
It affects us because we import logging from Congo.
Exporting Rare wood is one of their major economic resources.

8. Bibliography
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