The Congo Basin rainforest is the world's largest carbon sink, absorbing more carbon dioxide than the Amazon .

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Historian John Stow claimed that Henry VIII had around 70,000 people executed (although this is believed to be an exaggerated number), but it was near the thousands, including the execution of 67-year ...

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The Congo Basin forests store billions of tonnes of carbon and regulate rainfall patterns across Africa, yet the region remains among the least financially rewarded for conserving its natural capital.