{"id":31497,"date":"2024-02-05T11:00:53","date_gmt":"2024-02-05T10:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resoilfoundation.org\/articles\/congo-fiume-foresta-carbonio\/"},"modified":"2024-02-05T18:41:36","modified_gmt":"2024-02-05T17:41:36","slug":"congo-river-forest-carbon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/resoilfoundation.org\/en\/environment\/congo-river-forest-carbon\/","title":{"rendered":"Analysis of a river in Congo reveals carbon dynamics"},"content":{"rendered":"

As a tributary of the Congo River, the Ruki provides one-fifth of the dissolved carbon in the region’s main waterway. A figure that suggests a lower sequestration capacity by the local forest, says a research<\/h2>\n

by Matteo Cavallito<\/p>\n

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Among its tributaries, Ruki<\/strong> river is the largest contributor of dissolved carbon to the Congo<\/strong> River, one of the largest waterways on the Planet. The finding emerges from an analysis<\/a> published in the journal Limnology and Oceaonography that carries relevant implications.<\/p>\n

The study, led by a team of researchers from several centers (including ETH Zurich, the Congolese Institute for Nature Conservation, and the Universities of Ghent, Belgium, and Tallahassee, Florida) questioned the methods commonly used to calculate the amount of carbon<\/strong> stored in tropical forests. Suggesting, in particular, that this would be overestimated.<\/p>\n

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Deforestation in the Congo Basin is growing at an alarming rate<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n