The World Heritage Committee cited"improvements towards its conservation state" in its decision, according to a statement.
"Regular monitoring of the wild fauna shows that the bonobo populations remain stable within the territory despite past pressure, and that the forest elephant population is starting to come back," the statement said.It would be"an opportunity to rethink the management of the peatland with a view to quantifying its capacity to absorb carbon" emissions, it told AFP in a statement.
Salonga is Africa's largest protected rainforest and home to 40% of the Earth's bonobo apes, along with several other endangered species. It was created in 1970 by then dictator Mobutu Sese Seko and had been on the endangered list since 1984.Article type: metered
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