Small scale agriculture continues to drive deforestation and degradation in fragmented forests in the Congo Basin (2015-2020)

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cg.contributor.affiliationCenter for International Forestry Researchen
cg.contributor.affiliationFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nationsen
cg.coverage.countryCameroon
cg.coverage.countryCentral African Republic
cg.coverage.countryEquatorial Guinea
cg.coverage.countryGabon
cg.coverage.countryCongo
cg.coverage.countryCongo, Democratic Republic of
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2CM
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2CF
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2GQ
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2GA
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2CG
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2CD
cg.coverage.regionMiddle Africa
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2023.106922en
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn0264-8377en
cg.journalLand Use Policyen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.subject.sdgSDG 13 - Climate actionen
cg.volume134en
dc.contributor.authorShapiro, A.en
dc.contributor.authord’Annunzio, R.en
dc.contributor.authorDesclée, B.en
dc.contributor.authorJungers, Q.en
dc.contributor.authorKondjo, H.K.en
dc.contributor.authorIyanga, J.M.en
dc.contributor.authorGangyo, F.I.en
dc.contributor.authorNana, T.en
dc.contributor.authorObame, C.V.en
dc.contributor.authorMilandou, C.en
dc.contributor.authorRambaud, P.en
dc.contributor.authorSonwa, D.J.en
dc.contributor.authorMertens, B.en
dc.contributor.authorTchana, E.en
dc.contributor.authorKhasa, D.en
dc.contributor.authorBourgoin, C.en
dc.contributor.authorOuissika, C.B.en
dc.contributor.authorKipute, D.D.en
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-13T04:34:20Zen
dc.date.available2024-06-13T04:34:20Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/145214
dc.titleSmall scale agriculture continues to drive deforestation and degradation in fragmented forests in the Congo Basin (2015-2020)en
dcterms.abstractThe Central African region hosts the largest continuous tract of forest in Africa, regulating global climate while providing essential resources and livelihoods for millions of people and harbouring extensive biodiversity. Extractive industries, infrastructure development and industrial agriculture have often been cited as major threats to these forests and are expected to increase. A regional collaborative effort has produced the first systematically validated remote sensing assessment of deforestation and degradation drivers in six central African countries for the 2015–2020 time period. Multiple, overlapping drivers are assessed through visual interpretation and show that the rural complex, a combination of small-scale agriculture, villages, and roads contributes to the majority of observed deforestation and degradation. Industrial drivers such as mining and forestry are less common, although their impacts on carbon and biodiversity could be more permanent and significant than informal activities. Artisanal forestry is the only driver that is observed to be consistently increasing over the study period. Our assessment produces information relevant for climate change mitigation and land use planning which requires detailed information on multiple direct drivers to target specific activities and investments.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationShapiro, A., d’Annunzio, R., Desclée, B., Jungers, Q., Kondjo, H.K., Iyanga, J.M., Gangyo, F.I., Nana, T., Obame, C.V., Milandou, C., Rambaud, P., Sonwa, D.J., Mertens, B., Tchana, E., Khasa, D., Bourgoin, C., Ouissika, C.B., Kipute, D.D., 2023. Small scale agriculture continues to drive deforestation and degradation in fragmented forests in the Congo Basin (2015–2020). Land Use Policy, 134, p.106922. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2023.106922en
dcterms.extent106922en
dcterms.issued2023-11en
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherElsevieren
dcterms.subjectclimate changeen
dcterms.subjectland useen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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