Congo Rainforest: Fact File

1. The Congo Rainforest is the second largest rainforest on Earth.

2. It crosses 5 countries in Central Africa (Gabon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cameroon and Central African Republic)

3. Some of the primate species found in the Congo are found nowhere else in the world.

4. Despite a ban for over 10 years, the Congolese officials continue to hand out over 15 million hectares in new logging permits - the size of England

5. Logging affects around 70% of the Democratic Republic of the Congo's population.