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Deforestation Trends in the Congo Basin : Reconciling Economic Growth and Forest Protection

dc.contributor.authorMegevand, Carole
dc.contributor.otherMosnier, Aline
dc.contributor.otherHourticq, Joël
dc.contributor.otherSanders, Klas
dc.contributor.otherDoetinchem, Nina
dc.contributor.otherStreck, Charlotte
dc.date.accessioned2013-02-25T16:24:30Z
dc.date.available2013-02-25T16:24:30Z
dc.date.issued2013-02-20
dc.description.abstractThe Congo Basin forests have been mainly “passively” protected by chronic political instability and conflict, poor infrastructure, and poor governance. Congo Basin countries thus still fit the profile of high forest cover/ low deforestation (HFLD) countries. However, there are signs that Congo Basin forests are under increasing pressure from a variety of sources, including mineral extraction, road development, agribusiness, and biofuels, in addition to subsistence agricultural expansion and charcoal collection. Congo Basin countries are now at a crossroad – they are not yet locked into a development path that will necessarily come at high cost to forests. They need to find new ways of development that can simultaneously respond to the dual challenge of developing local economies and reducing poverty while limiting the negative impact of growth on the region’s natural capital, and forests in particular. They can define a new path toward “forest-friendly” growth. The question is how to match economic change with smart measures and policy choices so that Congo Basin countries sustain and benefit from their extraordinary natural assets over the long term – in other words how to “leapfrog” the traditional dip in forest cover usually observed in the forest transition curve. The report Deforestation Trends in the Congo Basin: Reconciling economic growth and forest protection is the output of a two-year exercise implemented by the World Bank at the request of the COMIFAC (Regional Commission in charge of Forestry in Central Africa) and the highly-forested countries in the Congo Basin (namely Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo Gabon, Equatorial Guinea and Republic of Congo). The study is informed by economic modeling complemented with sectoral analysis, as well as interactive simulations and workshop discussions. This study on Deforestation Trends in the Congo Basin: Reconciling economic growth and forest protection analyzes the current and future pressures exerted by different sectors of the economy on Congo Basin forests, and highlights policy options to limit deforestation while pursuing inclusive, green growth. Emerging environmental finance mechanisms, such as reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) under the climate change negotiations, may provide additional resources to help countries protect their forests. But there are already a number of “no-regret” actions that countries can take to grow along a sustainable development path.en
dc.description.abstractLe bassin du Congo représente 70 % de la couverture forestière du continent africain et abrite une grande partie de la biodiversité de l’Afrique. Historiquement, la pression exercée sur les forêts du bassin du Congo a été comparativement faible, mais des signes indiquent que cette situation ne devrait pas durer, car la pression sur les forêts et les autres écosystèmes s’accroît. La reconnaissance croissante de l’importance des forêts pour endiguer le changement climatique a introduit un nouvel élan dans la lutte contre la déforestation et la dégradation de la forêt tropicale. La plupart des pays de bassin du Congo sont activement engagés dans un processus de préparation des cadres et stratégies-cadre capable de créer des incitations à « réduire les émissions dues à la déforestation et à la dégradation des forêts », encourageant « la conservation et la gestion durable des forêts ainsi que l’amélioration de la séquestration du carbone par les forêts » (REDD+). Ils travaillent ainsi d’ores-et-déjà à renforcer leur capacité de suivi des émissions liées aux forêts, à améliorer la gouvernance des forêts, à promouvoir le développement et à réduire la pauvreté, tout en protégeant les ressources naturelles de la région. Un exercice de deux ans visant à analyser et comprendre en profondeur la dynamique de la déforestation dans le bassin du Congo est résumé dans le présent rapport, qui s’organise comme suit : Le chapitre 1 donne une vue d’ensemble des forêts du bassin du Congo • Le chapitre 2 présente la dynamique de la déforestation et résume les résultats d’une analyse secteur par secteur des grands facteurs de déforestation dans le bassin du Congo. • Le chapitre 3 fournit une actualisation de l’état des négociations REDD+ dans le cadre de la CCNUCC et des implications pour les pays du bassin du Congo.fr
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/978-0-8213-9742-8
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-8213-9742-8
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/12477
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesDirections in Development, Environment and Sustainable Devlopment;
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectAgriculture
dc.subjectClimate Change
dc.subjectCongo Basin
dc.subjectDeforestation
dc.subjectEnergy
dc.subjectForest
dc.subjectForest Degradation
dc.subjectMining
dc.subjectModeling
dc.subjectREDD+/REDD
dc.subjectSustainable Development
dc.subjectTransport
dc.titleDeforestation Trends in the Congo Basin : Reconciling Economic Growth and Forest Protectionen
dc.titleDynamiques de déforestation dans le bassin du Congo : Réconcilier la croissance économique et la protection de la forêtfr
dc.title.alternativeDynamiques de déforestation dans le basin du Congoen
dc.title.alternativeDynamiques de déforestation dans le bassin du Congo : réconcilier la croissance économique et la protection de la forêtfr
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okr.crossref.titleDeforestation Trends in the Congo Basin
okr.date.disclosure2013-02-20
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okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticeEnvironment and Natural Resources
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/978-0-8213-9742-8
okr.identifier.report75727
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okr.region.countryIndonesia
okr.region.countryLao People's Democratic Republic
okr.region.countryNepal
okr.region.countryPapua New Guinea
okr.region.countryThailand
okr.region.countryViet Nam
okr.region.geographicalSub-Saharan Africa
okr.topicEnvironment
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth
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