DRC: DRC Declares First New National Park in 40 Years

Jul 12, 2016 | Morgan Erickson-Davis, Mongabay
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Late last week, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government announced the creation of the country’s first new national park in more than four decades. Spanning an area of Congo Basin almost twice the size of the U.S. state of Delaware, Lomami National Park brings stronger protections to an area home to unique wildlife threatened by increasing human disturbance.