@article{fdi:010088604,
  title = {{S}mall scale agriculture continues to drive deforestation and degradation in fragmented forests in the {C}ongo {B}asin (2015-2020)},
  author = {{S}hapiro, {A}. and d'{A}nnunzio, {R}. and {D}escl, {B}. and {J}ungers, {Q}. and {K}ondjo, {H}. {K}. and {I}yanga, {J}. {M}. and {G}angyo, {F}. {I}. and {N}ana, {T}. and {O}bame, {C}. {V}. and {M}ilandou, {C}. and {R}ambaud, {P}. and {S}onwa, {D}. {J}. and {M}ertens, {B}eno{\^i}t and {T}ehana, {E}. and {K}hasa, {D}. and {B}ourgoin, {C}. and {O}uissika, {C}. {B}. and {K}ipute, {D}. {D}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he {C}entral {A}frican region hosts the largest continuous tract of forest in {A}frica, regulating global climate while providing essential resources and livelihoods for millions of people and harbouring extensive biodiversity. {E}xtractive 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 {A}frican countries for the 2015-2020 time period. {M}ultiple, 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. {I}ndustrial 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. {A}rtisanal forestry is the only driver that is observed to be consistently increasing over the study period. {O}ur 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.},
  keywords = {{F}orest ; {D}eforestation ; {D}egradation ; {D}rivers ; {A}griculture ; {C}limate change ; {CONGO} {CUVETTE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{L}and {U}se {P}olicy},
  volume = {134},
  numero = {},
  pages = {106922 [17 ]},
  ISSN = {0264-8377},
  year = {2023},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.landusepol.2023.106922},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010088604},
}