Salonga National Park is a protected area in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the largest tropical rainforest reserve in Africa. It lies in the Congo Basin and was established in 1970, and it is made up of two sections that are separated by an area of land inhabited by people. The park is home to species found nowhere else, including the bonobo, the Congo peafowl and the forest elephant. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and has been on the list of sites in danger since 1999, because of poaching, the bushmeat trade and the effects of years of conflict in the region. Its size and remoteness make it hard to protect.
Before and after
- 1970Founding of Charlie Hebdo
- 1970Rise of hip hop culture
- 19701970 Bhola cyclone
- 1970Creation of Forth
- 1970Establishment of Salonga National Park
- 1970Establishment of Kahuzi-Biéga National Park
- 1970Founding of Serpentine Galleries
- c. 1970sRise of postmodern architecture
- c. 1970sRise of rapping
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- 1985The Antarctic ozone hole is discovered
- 2001Establishment of Phong Nha–Ke Bang National Park
- 26 December 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake
- 12 January 20102010 Haiti earthquake
- 11 March 20112011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
- 6 February 20232023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes
The era
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