EditorialA young man prepares a kiln for the production of charcoal along the Ruki River in Democratic Republic of Congo, March 16, 2022. (Ashley Gilbertson/The New York Times)
EditorialA charcoal fire on the banks of the Ruki River, near Mbandaka, Democratic Republic of Congo, on March 16, 2022. (Ashley Gilbertson/The New York Times)
EditorialGracious Muteba, the cook on an industrial raft, or "radaeu," belonging to a Chinese company on the Ruki River, east of Mbandaka in the Equator province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, March 16, 2022. (Ashley Gilbertson/The New York Times)
EditorialOvide Emba, a scientist and biology student, in peatlands bordering the Ruki River, close to the village of Mpeka, Democratic Republic of Congo, Oct. 27, 2021. (Nanna Heitmann/The New York Times)
EditorialRuki Tomita of Japan competes in the women's snowboard halfpipe final at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics in Zhangjiakou, China, on Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022. (Gabriela Bhaskar/The New York Times)