Congo Basin

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.

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.