Congo Basin

Modeling impacts of development trajectories on forest cover in the Congo Basin
Authors
A. Mosnier, P. Havlik, M. Obersteiner, and K. Aoki
Publisher
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Laxenburg (Austria)
Publication date
Anonymous (not verified) 7 Sep, 2011 15:35
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http://www.cerdi.org/uploads/sfCmsContent/html/323/Mosnier.pdf
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2011 Meetings and Workshop

Deforestation contributes about 18% of all carbon emissions and leads to species extinction. In the context of climate change negotiations, international community agreed to compensate efforts made by countries toward forest protection. Forest covers approximately 80 % of the Congo basin with more than half classified as dense forest. It is estimated that Congo Basin rainforest has been rather preserved during the last decades with a low deforestation rate.

Mitigation Strategy and the REDD: Application of the GLOBIOM Model to the Congo Basin Region - A. Mosnier
Authors
Aline Mosnier
Publication date
sgustafson 19 Jul, 2011 16:29
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Congo, Democratic Republic of
Related Event
2011 Meetings and Workshop
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CC_Day1_S1_Mosnier.pdf

This presentation discusses the idea of REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degredation) and the use of the GLOBIOM database to examine deforestation and degradation trends in the Congo Basin.

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