Congo Rainforest

E55301

rainforest ecosystem tropical rainforest

The Congo Rainforest is the world’s second-largest tropical rainforest, a vast biodiversity hotspot in Central Africa that plays a crucial role in global climate regulation and carbon storage.

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All labels observed (13)

Label	Occurrences
Congo Basin	37
Congo rainforest	8
Congo Basin rainforest	5
Congo Rainforest canonical	2
Central African forest zone	1
Central African forests	1
Central African rainforest	1
Central African rainforests	1
Congo Basin forests	1
Congo Basin region	1
Congo River Basin	1
Congolian rainforest	1
Congolian rainforests	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	rainforest ecosystem ⓘ tropical rainforest ⓘ
area	approximately 1.7 million square miles ⓘ approximately 4.4 million square kilometers ⓘ
biodiversity	high species richness ⓘ
biodiversityHotspot	true ⓘ
biome	tropical moist broadleaf forest ⓘ
climate	equatorial ⓘ hot and humid ⓘ
conservationStatus	subject to international conservation efforts ⓘ
continent	Africa ⓘ
country	Cameroon ⓘ Central African Republic ⓘ Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ Equatorial Guinea ⓘ Gabon ⓘ Republic of the Congo ⓘ
dominantVegetation	evergreen broadleaf trees ⓘ
ecosystemService	carbon storage ⓘ climate stabilization ⓘ water cycle regulation ⓘ
fauna	bonobos ⓘ chimpanzees ⓘ forest elephants ⓘ leopards ⓘ lowland gorillas ⓘ okapi ⓘ
flora	ebony trees ⓘ mahogany trees ⓘ raffia palms ⓘ
humanPopulation	indigenous communities ⓘ
importance	critical habitat for endangered species ⓘ supports millions of people ⓘ vital for regional rainfall patterns ⓘ
indigenousPeoples	Pygmy peoples ⓘ
locatedIn	Central Africa ⓘ
organizationInvolved	Conservation International ⓘ United Nations Environment Programme ⓘ World Wildlife Fund ⓘ
partOf	Congo Rainforest self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Congo Basin
relativeSize	second-largest tropical rainforest in the world ⓘ
river	Congo River ⓘ
role	important in global climate regulation ⓘ major global carbon sink ⓘ
threat	agricultural expansion ⓘ deforestation ⓘ illegal logging ⓘ mining ⓘ wildlife poaching ⓘ
timeZone	UTC+1 to UTC+2 ⓘ

Referenced by (61)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Democratic Republic of the Congo → partOf → Congo Rainforest ⓘ

Democratic Republic of the Congo → drainage → Congo Rainforest ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congo River Basin

Central Africa → contains → Congo Rainforest ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congo Basin

Central Africa → contains → Congo Rainforest ⓘ

this entity surface form: Central African rainforest

Torrid Zone → contains → Congo Rainforest ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congo rainforest

Congo River → drainageBasin → Congo Rainforest ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congo Basin

Congo River → ecoregion → Congo Rainforest ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congo rainforest

Pan paniscus → nativeTo → Congo Rainforest ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congo Basin

Salonga National Park → locatedIn → Congo Rainforest ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congo Basin

Salonga National Park → partOf → Congo Rainforest ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congo rainforest

Congo Rainforest → partOf → Congo Rainforest self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congo Basin

Mvaï → region → Congo Rainforest ⓘ

this entity surface form: Central African forest zone

Guinean forests of West Africa → adjacentTo → Congo Rainforest ⓘ

this entity surface form: Central African forests

Tropical Rain Forest → exampleRegion → Congo Rainforest ⓘ

subject surface form: Tropical rain forest

this entity surface form: Congo Basin

Twa → associatedRegion → Congo Rainforest ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congo Basin

Kisangani → locatedInBiome → Congo Rainforest ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congo rainforest

Kisangani → partOf → Congo Rainforest ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congo Basin

Grand Inga Dam Project → riverBasin → Congo Rainforest ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congo Basin

Afrotropical → contains → Congo Rainforest ⓘ

subject surface form: Afrotropical realm

Bantu peoples → spreadTo → Congo Rainforest ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congo Basin

forest guineafowl → habitat → Congo Rainforest ⓘ

this entity surface form: Central African rainforests

Lomami River → partOf → Congo Rainforest ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congo rainforest

Ubangi River → drainageBasin → Congo Rainforest ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congo Basin

Lualaba River → basin → Congo Rainforest ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congo Basin

Aruwimi River → region → Congo Rainforest ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congo Basin

Teke languages → region → Congo Rainforest ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congo Basin

Mingouli Falls → partOf → Congo Rainforest ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congo Basin rainforest

Langoué Baï → locatedIn → Congo Rainforest ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congo Basin rainforest

African forest elephant → foundIn → Congo Rainforest ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congo Basin

Congo Expedition → focusesOnRegion → Congo Rainforest ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congo Basin

Congo Expedition → exhibitsSpeciesFrom → Congo Rainforest ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congo Basin

Ivindo River → ecoregion → Congo Rainforest ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congolian rainforest

Pantodontidae → foundIn → Congo Rainforest ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congo Basin

Bantoid → primaryRegion → Congo Rainforest ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congo Basin

Kongou Falls → partOf → Congo Rainforest ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congo Basin rainforest

Colin Turnbull → placeOfActivity → Congo Rainforest ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congo Basin

Mikongo → nearEcosystem → Congo Rainforest ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congo Basin rainforest

Cuvette Centrale → locatedIn → Congo Rainforest ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congo Basin

Cuvette Centrale → partOf → Congo Rainforest ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congo rainforest

Pygmy peoples → typicalHabitat → Congo Rainforest ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congo Basin

Baka–Gundi languages → spokenIn → Congo Rainforest ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congo Basin

nkisi → associatedWithRegion → Congo Rainforest ⓘ

subject surface form: Nkisi

this entity surface form: Congo Basin

Kasai region → partOf → Congo Rainforest ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congo Basin

Af (Köppen) → commonRegion → Congo Rainforest ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congo Basin

Mbandaka → locatedInBasin → Congo Rainforest ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congo Basin

Orientale Province → partOf → Congo Rainforest ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congo Basin

Salonga River → drainageBasin → Congo Rainforest ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congo Basin

Mount Emin → drainageBasin → Congo Rainforest ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congo Basin

General Act of Berlin → appliesToRegion → Congo Rainforest ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congo Basin

BZV → servesRegion → Congo Rainforest ⓘ

this entity surface form: Congo Basin