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Factsheet: African Great Apes
Africa’s great apes are faced with a deadly combination of threats: destruction and degradation of their habitats, commercial hunting for bushmeat and live animal trade, and disease — all largely resulting from conflicts with humans who live alongside them. A huge effort is needed to ensure that African great apes continue to survive.
Assessment of the Mining Sector and Infrastructure Development in the Congo Basin Region
The Congo Basin Region (CBR) has many remarkable natural resources, including many endemic species as well as megafauna. Conservation interests in the region must be balanced against the development goals of countries that rely heavily on the export of such minerals as oil, gold, diamonds, manganese, iron ore, and wood products.
