DRC The designations of geographical entities in this publication, and the presentation of the material, do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of Conservation International or its supporting organizations concern- ing the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. [...] The Institut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature (ICCN), the govern- ment of the Republic of Congo, the government of the Province Orientale, and the adminis- tration of the Territoire de Basoko provided various kinds of support. [...] A first short survey of the area around the village of Lokutu in September 2002 examined the opportunity of an involvement of CI into the logging and oil palm concession of Unilever. [...] The Congo Basin Forest extends from the coast of the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Albertine Rift in the east, and spans the equa- tor by nearly 7 degrees north and south. [...] cally rich country in Africa, and, in terms of species richness, Lokutu is located in the northeastern section of the region is near the top of the list for Africa for virtually every group south of the Great Bend of the Congo River, sometimes of organisms.
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