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Gabon: 'Very difficult' to protect Great Congo Basin unless country rewarded for conservation efforts, minister warns

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Sky news   |  Oct 29, 2021

Gabon is the second most forested country on earth, and forms part of the great Congo Basin rainforest that stretches across central Africa. It is also one of a few nations on the planet that absorbs more carbon than it emits.

Gabon: 'Very difficult' to protect Great Congo Basin unless country rewarded for conservation efforts, minister warns

Gabon: 'Very difficult' to protect Great Congo Basin unless country rewarded for conservation efforts, minister warns

It will be "very difficult" to protect the Great Congo Basin rainforest unless countries like Gabon are properly rewarded for their conservation efforts, its environment minister has told Sky News.

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