Deforestation trends in the Congo Basin : logging : Dynamiques de déforestation dans le bassin du Congo : exploitation forestière (French)

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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Author

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
Doc Name
Dynamiques de déforestation dans le bassin du Congo : exploitation forestière
Keywords
access to forest

Language

French

Rel. Proj ID

3A-Modeling Deforestation and GHG emissions in Congo Basin -- P116024

Major Sector

FY17 - Agriculture, Fishing and Forestry

Theme

FY17 - Climate change,FY17 - Inclusive Growth,FY17 - Green Growth,FY17 - Economic Growth and Planning,FY17 - Data production, accessibility and use,FY17 - Data Development and Capacity Building,FY17 - Structural Transformation and Economic Diversification,FY17 - Mitigation

Sector

FY17 - Forestry

TF No/Name

TF093774-STUDY ON ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DRIVERS OF DEFORESTATION IN THE CONGO BASI,TF096510-Economic Growth and Deforestation in the Congo Basin,TF096902-Artisanal Mining in Protected Areas,TF096977-Adaptation Potential and Socio-Economic Impact of Reducing Deforestatio

Historic Topics

Environment, Rural Development,

Historic SubTopics

Climate Change Mitigation and Green House Gases, Climate Change and Environment, Ecosystems and Natural Habitats, Forestry, Wildlife Resources,

Unit Owning

Envir & Nat. Res. - GP (GENDR)

Version Type

Final

Series Name

Deforestation trends in the Congo Basin|no. 2. Logging;

Product Line

Economic and Sector Work

Citation

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

Deforestation trends in the Congo Basin : logging : Dynamiques de déforestation dans le bassin du Congo : exploitation forestière (French). Deforestation trends in the Congo Basin|no. 2. Logging Washington DC ; World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/513791468209367958

Deforestation trends in the Congo Basin : logging : Dynamiques de déforestation dans le bassin du Congo : exploitation forestière (French)

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