· An area of 600,000 square kilometres (232,000 square miles) of forest was earmarked for logging companies.· The bank failed to address critical social and environmental issues.
World Bank accused of razing Congo forests | Environment | The Guardian - 0 views
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The World Bank encouraged foreign companies to destructively log the world's second largest forest, endangering the lives of thousands of Congolese Pygmies, according to a report on an internal investigation by senior bank staff and outside experts. The report by the independent inspection panel, seen by the Guardian, also accuses the bank of misleading Congo's government about the value of its forests and of breaking its own rules.
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It ignored between 250,000 and 600,000 Pygmies believed to be living in the Congolese forests, even though their presence was well known and documented.
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