Deforestation trends in the Congo Basin : logging (English)

The Congo Basin has the largest forest cover on the African continent. Of the 400 million hectares that the Basin comprises, about 200 million of them are covered by forest, with 90 percent being tropical dense forests. The Congo Basin's logging sector has a dualistic configuration. It boasts a highly visible formal sector that is export oriented and dominated by large industrial groups with foreign capital and an informal sector that has long been...

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Braune,Loic Jean Charles;

Doetinchem,Nina;

Dulal,Hari Bansha;

Megevand,Carole;
Document Date
2013/05/01
Document Type
Other Environmental Study
Report Number
77942
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Africa,
Region
Africa,
Disclosure Date
2013/05/24
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Deforestation trends in the Congo Basin : logging
Keywords
Strategic Environmental and Social Assessment

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Braune,Loic Jean Charles; Doetinchem,Nina; Dulal,Hari Bansha; Megevand,Carole.

Deforestation trends in the Congo Basin : logging (English). Deforestation trends in the Congo Basin|no. 2. Logging Washington DC ; World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/160571468192845147

Deforestation trends in the Congo Basin : logging (English)

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