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_US
cg.contributor.affiliationFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nationsen_US
cg.coverage.regionMiddle Africaen_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2023.106922en_US
cg.isijournalISI Journalen_US
cg.issn0264-8377en_US
cg.journalLand Use Policyen_US
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 13 - Climate actionen_US
cg.volume134en_US
dc.contributor.authorShapiro, A.en_US
dc.contributor.authord’Annunzio, R.en_US
dc.contributor.authorDesclée, B.en_US
dc.contributor.authorJungers, Q.en_US
dc.contributor.authorKondjo, H.K.en_US
dc.contributor.authorIyanga, J.M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorGangyo, F.I.en_US
dc.contributor.authorNana, T.en_US
dc.contributor.authorObame, C.V.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMilandou, C.en_US
dc.contributor.authorRambaud, P.en_US
dc.contributor.authorSonwa, D.J.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMertens, B.en_US
dc.contributor.authorTchana, E.en_US
dc.contributor.authorKhasa, D.en_US
dc.contributor.authorBourgoin, C.en_US
dc.contributor.authorOuissika, C.B.en_US
dc.contributor.authorKipute, D.D.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-13T04:34:20Zen_US
dc.date.available2024-06-13T04:34:20Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/145214en_US
dc.titleSmall scale agriculture continues to drive deforestation and degradation in fragmented forests in the Congo Basin (2015-2020)en_US
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_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
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_US
dcterms.extent106922en_US
dcterms.issued2023-11en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0en_US
dcterms.publisherElsevieren_US
dcterms.subjectclimate changeen_US
dcterms.subjectland useen_US
dcterms.typeJournal Articleen_US

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