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The forests

 
 

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The forests

The forests The forests After the Amazon Rainforest, the one in Congo is the largest in the world. The lumber industry puts a great strain on this green lung of the country. © Georges Bosio-Explorer

Half the area of the country is taken up by an equatorial rain forest, whose main trees are okoumé, limba, sapelli, and mahogany. In the north and north-east, there are savannas planted with trees and canopy forests.

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