State of the forests of Central Africa: Regional Synthesis

Citation

Eba'a Atyi R, Devers D, de Wasseige C & Maisels F (2009) State of the forests of Central Africa: Regional Synthesis. In: de Wasseige C, Devers D D, de Marcken P, Eba’a AR, Nasi R & Mayaux P (eds.) The Forests of the Congo Basin - State of the Forest 2008. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, pp. 15-41. http://www.observatoire-comifac.net/edf2008.php?l=en

Abstract
First paragraph: The 2008 Central Africa State of the Forest report covers six countries: Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, Gabon, and Equatorial Guinea. These countries cover a total area of 4,048,470 km² and in 2005 had a population of about 86 million inhabitants. The Central Africa sub-region is generally characterized by very strong population growth, estimated at 2,87 %/year, with the total number of inhabitants projected to reach about 99 million by 2010 (United Nations, 2007) and doubling by 2030.