The impact of war on forest areas in the Democratic Republic of Congo

This paper provides a review of data on the improves. War seems beneficial to the environment only if it keeps people out of large areas. It could be useful to eCects of the civil war on forest areas in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Only a few of these eCects were extend the concept of peace parks to war zones. The idea of an international ‘green force’ to protect biodiversity beneficial, the most important being the collapse of the wood industry. However, the war has increased the hotspots should be given serious consideration. Awareness is growing that political instability should not preclude number of people that rely on wood for fuel and bushmeat for protein. The presence of soldiers and refugees conservation eCorts from being continued. aggravates this pressure. When people hide they do not necessarily refrain from hunting, because goods, including