There have been rhetorical advances as of late in African rainforest conservation. It remains to be seen whether talking the talk leads to walking the walk.
Planetary survival depends upon making it so.
Much of it falls to chainsaws in the vast central African rainforest. Second in size only to the Amazon, it Africa's wild plants and animals. Many endangered species face certain extinction if destruction on this scale continues. But signs suggest logging in central Africa might slow down. Government officials in the region increasingly are recognizing the benefits of preserving the forests.