From the forest they find building materials, medicines, and fresh water.

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Urging the World Bank to take fresh action to clean up the logging industry, Greenpeace senior forest campaigner Belinda Fletcher said it was "crunch time" for the DRC's rainforest.

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But to bed down in the fresh air like the woodcutters of yore, head to an unusual campsite near Diepwalle Forest Station in the heart of the woods.

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