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Illegal gold mining drives deforestation in DRC reserve home to ‘African unicorn’ (news.mongabay.com)
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  • The Okapi Wildlife Reserve in the Democratic Republic of the Congo protects vast tracks of primary Congo Basin rainforest, and is a stronghold for endangered species including the iconic okapi (Okapia johnstoni) and African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis).
  • The reserve is also the home to Indigenous Mbuti and Efe forest peoples, who depend on forest resources.
  • Deforestation in the reserve remained high in 2023, and continued to spread this year, according to satellite data from the Global Forest Watch platform.
  • Illegal artisanal and semi-industrial gold mining within the reserve is driving deforestation, poaching and environmental destruction.
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