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World s forests still big carbon store for now, but threats growing: Scientists
Forests absorbed about 16 billion tonnes of CO2, or about 30 per cent of mankind s greenhouse gas emissions.PHOTO: AFP
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January 12 2021 / Modified on January 13 2021 In the forests of the Congo Basin, rising temperatures and erratic rainfall are adversely affecting wildlife resources. The availability of edible mushrooms and caterpillars has fallen by about 80%. This is according to a study published on 5 January 2021 by the Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR).
The world’s second largest forest area is not immune to the effects of climate change. The Congo Basin, which covers an area of 4 million km
2 and is located in western equatorial Africa, has seen a degradation of its biodiversity over the last twenty years, caused by climate disturbances. In a study published on 5 January 2020, scientists from the Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) question the increase in temperature and irregular rainfall.
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The new studies are being carried out in a ‘carbon flow’ tower in Yangambi, in the Tshopo province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The recently inaugurated research centre is a project undertaken by various international institutions, including the University of Ghent in Belgium, the Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), the R&SD Company and the Regional Post-Graduate Training School on Integrated Management of Tropical Forests (ERAIFT), in partnership with the National Institute for Agronomic Studies and Research (INERA). According to Cifor, the “carbon flow” tower is the first step in a major project to enhance the value of the tropical forest of the Congo Basin, the second l
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