The tropical forests of the Congo Basin are home to nearly 1 million indigenous people. After thousands of years of survival, deforestation is perhaps their biggest challenge yet. On International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, FRANCE 24 takes a closer look at what’s being done to help.
Known as the “lungs of Africa”, the Congo Basin is closely contesting the Amazon as the most important mainland carbon sink in the world. With its 200 million hectares of tropical forest, it spreads across Congo-Brazzaville, Gabon, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) – which has some 60 percent of the expansive jungle.
