New laws and 're-zoning' of Congo's forests being developed during 2004 threaten millions of hectares of rainforest and the rights of the people living in them. Improvements in Congo's forests laws could be an opportunity to ensure that local forest communities' rights are properly protected. However, there is a real danger that it will only be the logging companies that are the winners.

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