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T1 Carbon, biodiversity and land-use in the Central Congo Basin Peatlands
T2 Carbone, biodiversité et utilisation des terres dans les tourbières de la Cuvette Centrale du Congo
K1 carbon
K1 biodiversity
K1 biological diversity
K1 land use
K1 ecosystem
K1 Democratic Republic of the Congo
K1 ecosystem management
PB United Nations Environment Programme
YR 2017
FD 2017
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/22918
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/22918
NO In January 2017, scientists announced new discoveries showing that the Central Congo Basin Peatlands form the largest area of peat swamp forest in the tropics. Estimates of soil organic carbon stocks in the Republic of Congo and Democratic Republic of Congo have radically increased as a result, to some 30 Gt. Degradation of these peat carbon stocks could have serious impacts on climate.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 18, 2026