Congo Brazzaville

Economic Growth and Drivers of Deforestation in the Congo Basin

Activity Type: 
Activities Related to Cross-Sectoral Cooperation

CHALLENGE

Though the deforestation rates in the Congo Basin countries have historically been low, the trend is likely to change dramatically due to the combination of many different factors: demographic growth (and associated expansion of subsistence agriculture and fuelwood collection); and the development of the industrial agriculture, transport, mining and energy sectors.

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