Question

Why is Congo forest Important?

Answer 1

The forests of the Congo River Basin are the breadbasket and home of millions of people. Besides supplying game and wood, regulating the local climate and the flow of water, protecting and enriching soils, controlling pests and diseases and safeguarding water quality, they also offer us the unmatched beauty of the morning mist on a landscape. But the range of benefits provided by the Congo Basin forests extends well beyond the African continent. In fact, their role and importance means something different to everyone.

Answer 2

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Biodiversity. Over time, the Congo Basin forests have fostered the evolution of a huge number of highly specialized species. They are home to some of the most spectacular and endangered wildlife in Africa, including about one-half of the remaining elephants on the continent.