DRC’s huge Green Corridor project lacks buy-in from forest communities

Congo has launched a plan for the world’s largest protected area – but Indigenous and local people say they haven’t been consulted
An internally displaced man prepares to burn charcoal at the Virunga National Park, following continued deforestation, in Kibati, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Green Corridor project at DRC lacks buy-in from forest communities
An internally displaced man prepares to burn charcoal at the Virunga National Park, following continued deforestation, in Kibati, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, July 12, 2024. (Photo: Reuters/Arlette Bashizi)

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