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Congo Basin states scramble to restore degraded forests
The forests of Central Africa, which for a long time remained unspoiled, are now increasingly subject to deforestation and degradation.…
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Governance issues slow land use planning progress in Central Africa
Land use planning (LUP) is critical for peaceful development in Central Africa. But progress in developing and implementing national LUP…
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Fielding peatland data in remote Central Congo
Field data is essential to gain an understanding of the genesis, development, contemporary function, and extent of the central Congo…
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Central African countries vulnerable to emerging infectious diseases
The countries of Central Africa have a problem. They lack the necessary resources to effectively carry out surveillance on zoonotic…
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Central Africa: Battling deforestation, balancing development
In the struggle to curtail forest loss and degradation, experts writing in Chapter 8 of the Central Africa Forest Observatory…
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Reporting limits Central African countries’ access to climate finance
Central African countries – which emit relatively few greenhouse gases on a global scale – have committed to conserve, protect,…
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Robust intersectoral coordination could unleash Central African forests’ contribution to SDGs
The forests of Central Africa, through the provision of goods and services, play an essential role in regulating the climate…
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Agriculture-linked deforestation topmost driver of emissions in Central Africa – Report
As the world races to mitigate global warming, agricultural expansion generally characterized by the practice of slash and burn has…
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Congo Basin: Need for more funding to let ‘lungs of Africa’ breathe
The forests of Central Africa, which include the Congo Basin – a carbon sink like no other, absorbing more carbon…
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Growth of forest plantations in Central Africa lags over financing constraints
The demand for wood, particularly in Africa where circa 80% of households depend on it for fuel, will inevitably snowball…
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