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This report provides an update on the status of tropical moist forests in Central Africa. It covers the 6 countries containing this forest type, namely Gabon, Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon and the Central African Republic.
The report is divided into three major parts: the national and regional synthesis, thematic chapters dealing with environmental services offered by the forests and the chapters with detailed information on the CBFP landscapes.

Quotation: The Forests of the Congo Basin - State of the Forest 2008, Editors : de Wasseige C., Devers D., de Marcken P., Eba’a Atyi R., Nasi R. and Mayaux Ph., 2009, Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, ISBN 978-92-79-13210-0, doi: 10.2788/32259

Introduction and contributors (0.27Mb)

PART 1 - State of The Forests in Central Africa : Regional and National Syntheses

Chap.1: State of the forests of Central Africa: Regional Synthesis (2.1 Mb)
Chap.2: The Forests of Cameroon in 2008 (0.8 Mb)
Chap.3: The Forests of Gabon in 2008 (0.9 Mb)
Chap.4: The Forests of Equatorial Guinea in 2008 (0.6 Mb)
Chap.5: The Forests of the Central African Republic in 2008 (1.0 Mb)
Chap.6: The Forests of Congo in 2008 (0.8 Mb)
Chap.7: The Forests of the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2008 (0.9 Mb)

PART 2 - Cross-Cutting Chapters on Environmental Services

Chap.8: A New Tool for Sustainable Forest Management in Central Africa: Payments for Environmental Services (0.9 Mb)
Chap.9: Water Resources, Forests and Ecosystem Goods and Services (1.7 Mb)
Chap.10: The Contribution of Biodiversity to the Maintenance of Forest Goods and Services (1 Mb)
Chap.11: Congo Basin Countries and the Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD) Process (0.9 Mb)
Chap.12: A First Look at Carbon Stocks and their Variation in Congo Basin Forests (1.3 Mb)
Chap.13: Peri-Urban Forests and Wood Energy: What Are the Perspectives for Central Africa? (0.7 Mb)

PART 3 - The Congo Basin Forest Partnership Priority Landscapes

Chap.14: The Congo Basin Forest Partnership (CBFP) Priority Landscapes (0.7 Mb)
Chap.15: Monte Alén-Monts de Cristal Landscape (1.4 Mb)
Chap.16: Gamba-Mayumba-Conkouati Landscape (1.2 Mb)
Chap.17: Lopé-Chaillu-Louesse Landscape (1.4 Mb)
Chap.18: Dja-Odzala-Minkébé (Tridom) Landscape (1.6 Mb)
Chap.19: Tri-National de la Sangha (TNS) Landscape (1.2 Mb)
Chap.20: Léconi-Batéké-Léfini Landscape (0.9 Mb)
Chap.21: Lac Télé-Lac Tumba Landscape (1.2 Mb)
Chap.22: Salonga-Lukenie-Sankuru Landscape (1.3 Mb)
Chap.23: Maringa–Lopori–Wamba Landscape (1.1 Mb)
Chap.24: Maiko-Tayna-Kahuzi-Biega Landscape (1.6 Mb)
Chap.25: Ituri-Epulu-Aru Landscape (1.0 Mb)
Chap.26: Virunga Landscape (0.9 Mb)

Bibliography and annexe (0.5 Mb)

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