UNNews - Monday, October 10, 2011
New York, Oct 10 2011 - The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has the capacity
to become the driving force of Africa’s economic development if its vast forests, water
resources and trillions of dollars worth of mineral reserves are used prudently,
according to the findings of a United Nations assessment released today.
to become the driving force of Africa’s economic development if its vast forests, water
resources and trillions of dollars worth of mineral reserves are used prudently,
according to the findings of a United Nations assessment released today.
Courtesy UNEP
The DRC has half of Africa’s forests and water resources, but faces alarming rates of deforestation, species depletion, heavy metal pollution and land degradation from mining, according to the study. Click here.
http://hqweb.unep.org/dnc/CountryOperations/DRCongo/PostConflictEnvironmentalAssessmentreport/tabid/55517/Default.aspx
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