exploitation forestière à dr congo
RD Congo : la Chine à l'assaut du cobalt
Feb 20, 2018· La République démocratique du Congo produit 60% du cobalt dans le monde Un minerai devenu éminemment stratégique, puisqu'il est utilisé pour la fabrication des batteries de téléphone et de ...
The Congo Rainforest
Looking forward, the biggest threats to the Congo rainforest come from industrial logging and conversion for large-scale agriculture Some environmentalists fear that the Congo could be on the verge of a massive increase in deforestation for palm oil, rubber, and sugar production Comparison between forests in Congo, Borneo, and the Amazon..
Q&A: DR Congo conflict
Nov 20, 2012· The deal between DR Congo and Rwanda has also collapsed, with a new rebel group, the M23, largely made up of former Nkunda loyalists, becoming increasingly active in eastern DR Congo ,..
THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
Congo Free State: 1885-1908: When Leopold II of Belgium wins international recognition for the Congo Free State in 1885, it is as his own personal fief rather than a Belgian colony The king is willing to fund the project from his own resources and from concessions to private Belgian compani..
Why the wealth of Africa does not make Africans wealthy
Apr 18, 2016· The combination of staggering wealth, rampant violence, and abject poverty in DR Congo is no coincidence, but part of a pattern causing devastation across Africa, according to Financial Times ...
The Congo Rainforest
L'article de Claude Lévesque paru dans Le Devoir le 21 janvier 2012 soulevait un enjeu trés important dans la République Démocratique du Congo : l'exploitation forestiére La problématique de l'exploitation forestiére au Congo crée plusieurs problématiques qui ,..
History of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The area now known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo was populated as early as 80,000 years ago, as shown by the 1988 discovery of the Semliki harpoon at Katanda, one of the oldest barbed harpoons ever found, which is believed to have been used to catch giant river catfish During its recorded history, the area has also been known as Congo, Congo Free State, Belgian Congo, and Zaire..
rainforestfoundation UK
A new short film on our community forests project in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) The Rainforest Foundation UK and our local partners have been working with communities to help them ...
DR Congo: Cursed by its natural wealth
Oct 09, 2013· DR Congo is potentially one of the richest countries on earth, but colonialism, slavery and corruption have turned it into one of the poorest, writes historian Dan Snow..
DR Congo Corruption Report
DR Congo DR Congo Corruption Report (Want to receive more corruption report updates? , State-owned companies dominate the extractive industries sector, and the process of allocating exploration and exploitation licenses is arbitrary and lacks transparency Revenue from the natural resources sector has generally been siphoned by the ruling ...
Children of Democratic Republic of the Congo
Main problems faced by children in Democratic Republic of the Congo: Poverty The Democratic Republic of the Congo is one of the poorest countries in the world with more than 70% of its population living below the poverty lineA large part of the population lives on less than two dollars a day..
Dark History of Congo Rubber Exploitation
Mar 07, 2017· The dark story of ruthless exploitations, human right violations, torture, rape and murder occurred on a very large scale just to collect some natural resources, mainly rubber In spite of being talked about, written and documented by prominent personalities, the dark secret history of Congo rubber exploitation remained dormant for almost 100 ...
Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor
(3,6,27-29) Although there is strong evidence of children engaged in armed conflict, commercial sexual exploitation, and forced labor in mining, there is a lack of information on the overall nature of child labor because a comprehensive, stand-alone, child labor survey has never been conducted in the DRC , DR CONGO - Education Quality ...
Republic of the Congo
Congo was formerly part of the French colony of Equatorial Africa The Republic of the Congo was established on 28 November 1958 but gained independence from France in 1960 It was a Marxist-Leninist state from 1969 to 1992, under the name People's Republic of the Congo..