Asian Demand for Timber to Intensify Pressure on Central Africa’s Forests
By Amindeh Blaise
As the global demand for wood soars and considering Central Africa’s large reserves, there is a likelihood that timber export, notably to China and other Asian countries, will ramp up pressure on the sub-region’s 200 million hectares of dense humid forests; over half of which are unclassified, experts have posited in a new report.
Photo courtesy of Axel Fassio/CIFOR.
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