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Congo Rainforest Deforestation

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As well as the DRC the rainforest is shared by Cameroon the Central African Republic CAR Equatorial Guinea the Republic of the Congo RoC and Gabon. State of knowledge current causes and perspectives The Congo Basin comprises Cameroon Central African Republic the Democratic Republic of Congo the Republic of Congo Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. Congo Basin Rainforest May Be Gone By 2100 Study Finds Jean Mapima has spent nearly 30 years in conservation. Congo rainforest deforestation . According to the authors the preponderance of small-scale deforestation of Congo rainforest is due largely to poverty stemming from political instability and conflict in the region. Research shows the worlds second-largest rainforest regulates weather. Deforestation from mining in the Congo more than a hole in the canopy Greater access and migration tp mining sites contributes to forest loss in the Congo Basin. Although deforestation rates in the basin are among the lowest in the tropical rainfor...