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As many of us prepare to leave for our annual summer vacation it's a good time to think about the environmental impact of our travels.

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Locals working in the Lac Tumba, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a region that has become part of the worlds largest protected freshwater site following its recognition as a wetland of international importance by the Ramsar Convention.

24 Jul 2008
Southern African wetland region to become world’s largest protected freshwater site.
An area of the Democratic Republic of Congo containing the largest body of fresh water in Africa has been added to the Ramsar Convention’s list of Wetlands of International Importance, making it the largest region ever to be designated as such.
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