Deforestation trends in the congo basin reconciling economic growth and forest protection

The Congo Basin represents 70 percent of the African continent's forest cover and constitutes a large portion of Africa's biodiversity. The objective of the two-year exercise was to analyze and get a better grasp of the deforestation dynamics in the Basin. The primary goal of the exercise...

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Main Author:	Megevand, Carole
Format:	eBook Book Publication
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C THE WORLD BANK 2013 World Bank World Bank Publications The World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank The @World Bank
Edition:	1
Series:	Directions in Development - Environment and Sustainable Development
Subjects:	Africa, Central Agriculture Central Africa Climate Change Congo Basin Deforestation Deforestation > Economic aspects > Africa, Central Economic aspects Economic development Economic development > Africa, Central Economic growth Energy Entwaldung Entwicklung Environmental degradation Environmental economics Environmental protection Forest Forest Degradation Forest degradation > Africa, Central Forest protection Forest protection > Africa, Central Forest resources Kongo (Fluss) Mining Modeling REDD+/REDD Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (Program) Sustainable Development Transport Waldschaden Waldschutz Zentralafrika Sub-Saharan Africa DEFORESTATION ENERGY TRANSPORT FOREST DEGRADATION AGRICULTURE REDD+/REDD SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT CONGO BASIN MODELING CLIMATE CHANGE MINING FOREST
ISBN:	9780821397428, 0821397427
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Table of Contents:

Deforestation trends in the congo basin : reconciling economic growth and forest protection -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- About the author and contributors -- Abbreviations -- Overview -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Congo basin forests: description -- Chapter 2. What will drive deforestation in the congo basin? a multisectoral analysis -- Chapter 3. REDD+: toward a “forest-friendly” development in the congo basin -- Conclusions and outlook -- Appendix : GLOBIOM model-formal description.
Front Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author and Contributors -- Abbreviations -- Overview -- Congo Basin Forests at a Glance -- What Will Drive Deforestation in the Congo Basin? A Multisectoral Analysis -- How to Reconcile Growth and Forest Protection Policy Options and Recommendations? -- Note -- References -- Introduction -- Note -- Chapter 1 Congo Basin Forests: Description -- The Forest Ecosystems in the Congo Basin -- Deforestation and Forest Degradation -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 2 What Will Drive Deforestation in the Congo Basin? A Multisectoral Analysis -- Deforestation and Forest Degradation Dynamics in the Congo Basin -- Agriculture Sector -- Energy Sector -- Transport Infrastructure Sector -- Logging Sector -- Mining Sector -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 3 REDD+: Toward a "Forest-Friendly" Development in the Congo Basin -- REDD+: A New Mechanism to Reduce Pressure on Tropical Forests -- REDD+: How Can Economic Development and Forest Preservation Be Reconciled? Some Recommendations -- Notes -- References -- Conclusions and Outlook -- Appendix GLOBIOM Model-Formal Description -- Boxes -- Figures -- Map -- Tables -- Back Cover