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Reshaping the Forests Around Kisangani

Satellite data show decades of gradual but persistent change to forests around one of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s largest cities.

NASA Earth Observatory images by Wanmei Liang, using forest change data from the University of Maryland. Story by Adam Voiland.

Published September 22, 2025
Data acquired 2001 - 2024

Sources:
Landsat 5
Landsat 7
Landsat 8
Landsat 9