13 April 2011
Mbanza Kongo — The provincial director of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Paixao Esteves, expressed concern on Tuesday, over the invasion of forests by citizens from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), in Zaire province, Angop has learnt.
“As you know, these citizens enter in our province and dedicate themselves to forest agriculture, killing our forest”, he explained.
He said it is impossible to fight this situation, due to lack of fiscals at the local department of the Institute of Forest Development, mainly in localities that share border with the DRC.
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Forest Invasion By DRC Citizens Worries Authorities