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Lake
Edward
Lake Kivu
Virunga
National Park
Volcanoes
National Park
Mgahinga Gorilla
National Park
Bwindi
Impenetrable
National Park
Biundu
Goma
Kingi
Kriolirwe
Burungu
Kibati
Kibumba
Rutshuru
RWANDA
DEMOCRATIC
REPUBLIC
OF THE CONGO
UGANDA
Sources: UNSC, S/2008/773; Central
African Regional Program for the
Environment, 2007; ICCN.
National Park
Illegally deforested area
between 2003 and 2006
Refugee camp
Main charcoal trade
and destinations
Patrol checkpoint
Illegal charcoal trade
5 Km 0
30
0.5
2
Total annual value
of Goma charcoal
market
Charcoal business in Virunga area
Millions of US Dollars
Estimates of taxes annually
collected from charcoal trade
by CNDP in Kingi market
Estimate of taxes annually collected
from charcoal production by Congo
Army (FDLR) in Rutshuru
Sources: UNSC, S/2008/773.
Figure 19a-b:
The illicit charcoal trade in eastern DRC, but
also into Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania, is a significant
threat to protected areas, forests and also a significant
income to criminals and militias.
