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Story Publication logo February 23, 2022

Video: Cutting Mangroves

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This forest of mangroves is gradually eroding and is in danger of disappearing.

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This story excerpt was translated from French. To read the original story in full, visit RCM Télévision.

Among the forests that abound in the DRC, the mangroves hold our attention. This natural and unique forest adapted to the extreme salinity of the marine environment. It covers an area of 76,000 ha of the Atlantic coast of Muanda in the Kongo Central province.

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