Common use of CONGO Clause in Contracts

CONGO. Congo is one of Africa‘s main petroleum producers, with significant potential for further offshore development. Petroleum and timber represent 80% of GDP. It is one of Africa‘s most densely forested countries. From the Atlantic coast, the Rivers Congo and Oubangui form the southern and the eastern edge respectively of the range of the Western Lowland Gorilla. The Oubangui River forms the eastern limit to the range of the species, and the border area with Cabinda and the Bas-Congo region of DRC the southern. A large proportion of the Western Lowland Gorillas are thought to live in Congo, mostly in the densely forested northern region, but also, to a lesser extent, in the central and southwestern parts of the country. The announcement in 2008 of survey results with higher than expected densities in the previously unstudied swamp forests of northern Congo drew attention to the importance of that region. An estimated 73,000 were found in the Ntokou-Pikounda region and 52,000 in the Ndoki-Likouala landscape, where a previously unknown population of nearly 6,000 gorillas was discovered in an isolated raffia swamp. Most of these gorillas live outside existing protected areas, but the Government of Congo is reported to have committed to creating a new national park in the Ntokou-Pikounda region. Further inventories should be conducted over the entire area. Where accessible, this large population of gorillas is at risk from logging and associated poaching, and, since the late 1990s, from the major threat represented by the Ebola virus. Bushmeat consumption is traditional among certain ethnic groups in the north, but there has been a rise in demand for bushmeat in towns and cities in Congo and neighboring countries with the growth of an urban middle class able to afford it.

CONGO. Congo is one of Africa‘s Africa’s main petroleum producers, with significant potential for further offshore development. Petroleum and timber represent 80% of GDP. It is one of Africa‘s Africa’s most densely forested countries. From the Atlantic coast, the Rivers Congo and Oubangui form the southern and the eastern edge respectively of the range of the Western Lowland Gorilla. The Oubangui River forms the eastern limit to the range of the species, and the border area with Cabinda and the Bas-Congo region of DRC the southern. A large proportion of the Western Lowland Gorillas are thought to live in Congo, mostly in the densely forested northern region, but also, to a lesser extent, in the central and southwestern parts of the country. The announcement in 2008 of survey results with higher than expected densities in the previously unstudied swamp forests of northern Congo drew attention to the importance of that region. An estimated 73,000 were found in the Ntokou-Pikounda region and 52,000 in the Ndoki-Likouala landscape, where a previously unknown population of nearly 6,000 gorillas was discovered in an isolated raffia swamp. Most of these gorillas live outside existing protected areas, but the Government of Congo is reported to have committed to creating a new national park in the Ntokou-Pikounda region. Further inventories should be conducted over the entire area. Where accessible, this large population of gorillas is at risk from logging and associated poaching, and, since the late 1990s, from the major threat represented by the Ebola virus. Bushmeat consumption is traditional among certain ethnic groups in the north, but there has been a rise in demand for bushmeat in towns and cities in Congo and neighboring countries with the growth of an urban middle class able to afford it.

CONGO. Congo is one of Africa‘s Africa’s main petroleum producers, with significant potential for further offshore development. Petroleum and timber represent 80% of GDP. It is one of Africa‘s the most densely forested countriescountries on the African continent. From the Atlantic coast, the Rivers Congo and Oubangui form the southern and the eastern edge respectively of the range of the Western Lowland Gorillawestern lowland gorilla. The Oubangui River forms foms the eastern most easterly limit to the range of the species, and the border area with Cabinda and the Bas-Congo region of DRC the southernmost southerly. A large proportion of the Western Lowland Gorillas western lowland gorillas are thought to live in Congo, mostly in the densely forested northern region, but also, to a lesser extent, in the central and southwestern south-western parts of the country. The announcement in 2008 of survey results with higher than expected densities in the previously unstudied swamp forests of northern Congo drew attention to the importance of that region. An estimated 73,000 were found in the Ntokou-Pikounda region and 52,000 in the Ndoki-Likouala landscape, where a previously unknown population of nearly 6,000 gorillas was discovered in an isolated raffia swamp. Most of these gorillas live outside existing protected areas, but the Government of Congo is reported to have committed to creating a new national park in the Ntokou-Pikounda region. Further inventories should be conducted over the entire area. Where accessible, this large population of gorillas is at risk from logging and associated poaching, and, since the late 1990s, from the major threat represented by the Ebola virus. Bushmeat consumption is traditional among certain ethnic groups in the north, but there has been a rise in increased demand for bushmeat in towns and cities in Congo and neighboring countries with the growth increase of an urban middle class able to afford it.