{"id":41408,"date":"2024-02-17T11:06:24","date_gmt":"2024-02-17T10:06:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/planete-urgence.org\/bassin-du-congo\/"},"modified":"2024-06-23T15:16:18","modified_gmt":"2024-06-23T13:16:18","slug":"congo-basin","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/planete-urgence.org\/en\/congo-basin\/","title":{"rendered":"Congo Basin"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Congo basin<\/h1>\n<\/div> <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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A mosaic of forests, swamps, rivers and savannahs, the Congo Basin is bursting with life. It is the second largest tropical forest basin after Indonesia, but also the only basin that absorbs even more carbon than it emits.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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The Congo Basin in figures<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Nearly 100.000<\/h4>\n

tropical plants, 30% of which are found only in the region<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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550<\/h4>\n

million hectares, ten times the size of mainland France<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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75 millions<\/h4>\n

of people whose food, water and shelter are provided by the basin<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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150<\/h4>\n

distinct ethnic groups living together there<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Some symbolic species<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\n
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The giant pangolin<\/h3>\n

Lives in dense, humid forests. Their scales are highly prized in Chinese medicine (although they are only keratin, identical to our fingernails!).<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The aquatic chevrotain<\/h3>\n

Nicknamed the “hind pig”, it looks like a small deer with webbed feet. It lives in mangrove areas and feeds on shoots and fish.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The leatherback turtle<\/h3>\n

Is particularly affected by climate change because the heat of the sand in the egg-laying area has an impact on the sex of the newborns!<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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