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Ovide Emba, a scientist and biology student, in peatlands bordering the Ruki River, close to the village of Mpeka, Democratic Republic of Congo, Oct....

Jean-Paul Ikolongo Sefala Yekay, seated, chief of the village of Mpeka, Democratic Republic of Congo, Oct. 28, 2021. The area's swamps are part of the...

An empty timber raft on the Congo River in northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo, Oct. 28, 2021. The area's swamps are part of the biggest network...

Logs on a timber raft near Mbandaka, Democratic Republic of Congo, Oct. 28, 2021. The area's swamps are part of the biggest network of tropical peatla...

Smoke from wood being burned to make coals near the village of Mpeka, Democratic Republic of Congo, Oct. 27, 2021. The area's swamps are part of the b...

A river boat near the village of Mpeka, Democratic Republic of Congo, Oct. 27, 2021. The area's swamps are part of the biggest network of tropical pea...

Ovide Emba, a scientist and biology student, in peatlands bordering the Ruki River, close to the village of Mpeka, Democratic Republic of Congo, Oct....

A fish caught from the Ruki River, in the village of Mpeka, Democratic Republic of Congo, Oct. 27, 2021. The area's swamps are part of the biggest net...

Pierre Bola, left, and Ovide Emba in a university lab where peat samples are examined and tested, in Mbandaka, Democratic Republic of Congo, Oct. 25,...

A sample from a Carapa procera tree dating back to Belgian colonial rule, now in the collection of the Botanical Garden of Mbandaka, in Mbandaka, Dem...

Ovide Emba, a scientist and biology student, at his home in Mbandaka, Democratic Republic of Congo, Oct. 23, 2021. The area's swamps are part of the b...

Guy Mampuya, a logger from Mbandaka, in Penzele, Democratic Republic of Congo, Oct. 22, 2021. The area's swamps are part of the biggest network of tro...

A house that dates back to Belgian colonial times in Penzele, Democratic Republic of Congo, Oct. 22, 2021. The area's swamps are part of the biggest n...

A man holds some Chinese currency along the road from Mbandaka, which has brought a string of various foreigners, stretching back to Belgian colonial...

A map of territory that includes the villages of Lokolama and Penzele, Democratic Republic of Congo, Oct. 22, 2021. The area's swamps are part of the...

Joseph Lombo Bokanga, known as Tout Va Bien, the richest man in Penzele, Democratic Republic of Congo, Oct. 22, 2021. The area's swamps are part of th...

A pickup headed towards Lokolama, Democratic Republic of Congo, Oct. 20, 2021. The area's swamps are part of the biggest network of tropical peatlands...

A road that leads to the village of Lokolama, Democratic Republic of Congo, Oct. 19, 2021. The area's swamps are part of the biggest network of tropic...

Joseph Bonkile Engobo, who confronted a logger cutting down this tree near the village of Lokolama, where he is the chief, in the Democratic Republic...

The stump of a tree that was cut down without permission, near Lokolama, Democratic Republic of Congo, Oct. 17, 2021. The area's swamps are part of th...

An aerial view of forest and swampland near Mbandaka, Democratic Republic of Congo, Oct. 16, 2021. The area's swamps are part of the biggest network o...