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DRC minister pledges to keep logging moratorium after pressure from environmental groups

Published 14:53 on July 13, 2026 / Last updated at 14:53 on July 13, 2026 / / EMEA (Africa), Nature & Biodiversity (Policy), Nature-based Carbon (Forestry), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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The Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DRC) environment minister has pledged to maintain the country's 23-year-old moratorium on new industrial logging concessions, marking a significant reversal after weeks of concern that the government was preparing to reopen vast areas of the Congo Basin to commercial timber operations.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DRC) environment minister has pledged to maintain the country's 23-year-old moratorium on new industrial logging concessions, marking a significant reversal after weeks of concern that the government was preparing to reopen vast areas of the Congo Basin to commercial timber operations.


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