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Under siege Gorrila territory affected Under siege by war, mining and logging

Gorrila territory affected by war, mining and logging

Rwenzori National Park Rwenzori Kibale National Park National Park Kibale National Park

Beni Beni Nitoyo

Opyenge

North Kivu

Opyenge

Biambwe

Nitoyo

North Kivu

Biambwe

Luberu Salonga National Park Salonga National Park

UGANDA

Luberu

National ParkUGANDA

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Virunga Biundu National Virunga Park Biundu National Park

Biruwe

Rutshuru

Biruwe

Rutshuru Walikale Walikale

Masisi Masisi

Goma

RWANDA Goma RWANDA Kahuzi-Biega National Park Kahuzi-Biega National Park

Kalehe Kalehe

South Kivu South Kivu 0

20 Km 0

20 Km

Bukavu Bukavu

Interconnecting Park roads,National not paved Interconnecting Minor roads and paths roads, not paved Pressure on the territory Minor roads and paths Deforestation areas Pressure on 1990 the territory monitored, - 2003 Deforestation areas Coltan and monitored, cassiterite mine 1990 - 2003 Gold Coltan mine and cassiterite mine Conflicts Gold mine Area cotrolled by rebels Conflicts Area with strong cotrolled by rebels rebel Area influence Arearelated with strong Security incidents rebel influence against Humanitarian Organizations in 2009incidents Security related and 2010 against Humanitarian Organizations in 2009 Internally displaced people in and 2010 North-Kivu region, 2009-10 Internally displaced people in Number of people per province North-Kivu region, 2009-10 325 000 Number of people per province 325 000 100 000

100 000 8 000 or less Sources: UNOCHA, series of maps; The Woods Hole Research Center,8 000 or less UNFCCC-COP, Reducing Co2 Emissions from Deforestation And Degrada-

tion inSources: The Democratic of maps; Congo:The A First Look, 2007; InstitutCenter, UNOCHA,Republic series of Woods Hole Research Géographique National congolaise; Global Witness, “Faced withAnd a gun, from Deforestation DegradaUNFCCC-COP, Reducing Co2 Emissions what can do?”,Democratic 2009; The Republic Guardian of press release. tionyou in The Congo: A First Look, 2007; Institut Géographique National congolaise; Global Witness, “Faced with a gun, what can you do?”, 2009; The Guardian press release.

THE LAST STAND OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CRIME AND

GORILLA

CONFLICT IN THE CONGO BASIN