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The Congo Basin: palm oil’s next frontier

 Palm oil’s next frontier is likely to be the rainforests of the Congo Basin, in Central Africa – where a quarter of the world’s tropical forest carbon stocks are stored. Will history repeat? Does palm oil expansion necessarily lead to rampant deforestation? A team of researchers from the Center for International Forestry Research set out to discover what Africa can learn from Southeast Asia’s mistakes and solutions – and what is different about the Congo Basin.
Forests News, 09 July 2019
tags Democratic Republic of Congo, Palm Oil, palm oil expansion, Congo Basin

The Congo Basin: palm oil’s next frontier

 Palm oil’s next frontier is likely to be the rainforests of the Congo Basin, in Central Africa – where a quarter of the world’s tropical forest carbon stocks are stored. Will history repeat? Does palm oil expansion necessarily lead to rampant deforestation? A team of researchers from the Center for International Forestry Research set out to discover what Africa can learn from Southeast Asia’s mistakes and solutions – and what is different about the Congo Basin.
Forests News, 09 July 2019
tags Democratic Republic of Congo, Palm Oil, palm oil expansion, Congo Basin

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