by Matteo Cavallito<\/p>\n
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During 2021, the Congo Basin<\/strong> area experienced an increasing deforestation, growing by almost 5 percent in a 12-month period. This is a worrying figure because of its implications in terms of biodiversity loss and reduced climate mitigation capacity, says a report<\/a> by the Dutch NGO Climate Focus<\/strong>.<\/p>\n “The Congo Basin region has had historically low deforestation rates compared to other tropical forest regions<\/strong>. However, in 2021 forest loss in the Congo Basin jumped up compared to preceding years\u201d, says the study. \u201cForest degradation and fragmentation pose further risks to the world’s largest remaining intact forest landscape.”<\/p>\n