Democratic Republic of Congo

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Bioenergy > Regions > Africa > Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

Information about biofuels and bioenergy in Democratic Republic of Congo.

Gorillas are found in the remaining rainforests of the Democratic Republic of Congo but forest clearing for subsistence agriculture, commercial logging, civil unrest and the expanding bushmeat trade threaten the gorillas' habitat and survival. REDD could propose economic incentives for avoiding deforestation and degradation of tropical forests in DRC where these gorillas are found.

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• Charcoal trade threatens gorillas, 12 December 2009 by UPI: "The habitat of rare mountain gorillas in the Democratic Republic of Congo is being threatened by charcoal production, officials said."
  • "Thousands of kilns mounded from dirt within the 3,000-square-mile Virunga National Park produce charcoal for rebel forces. The park is home to about 200 endangered mountain gorillas."
  • "To break the reliance on charcoal, villagers and refugees are being urged to use presses, paid for by the Rwandan wildlife service, that turn...leaf mulch, rice husks and other organic waste into fuel briquettes".[1]

• Bright future for biofuels in Congo, UN says, 7 January 2008, from Reuters, reported that "The Democratic Republic of Congo is one of Africa's most promising biofuels producers due to its vast amount of farmland suited to a range of crops from palm oil to soybeans," according to Dr. Josef Schmidhuber, senior economist at the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).

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