Topic: DRC

Global Forest Watch 2.0 is a powerful near real-time forest monitoring system that unites satellite technology, data sharing, and human networks around the world to fight deforestation.

This paper originally appeared on the Africa Biodiversity Collaborative Group website. The full text of the paper is available here.

WRI and the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) Ministry of Environment, Nature Conservation, and Tourism (MECNT) are pleased to announce the release of the interactive map viewer for the Forest Atlas of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The government and people of the Democratic Republic of Congo can now track and monitor forests and logging concessions in the world’s second largest rain forest.

Mining Permits in Forested Areas, Democratic Republic of Congo

Mining Extraction and Research Permits, Democratic Republic of Congo

Classification of Protected Areas, Democratic Republic of Congo

Status of Forest Management Plans, Democratic Republic of Congo

Forest Titles Judged Convertible By Forest Company and Capital Origin, Democratic Republic of Congo

Distribution of Production by Forest Title in 2008, Democratic Republic of Congo

Review Process of Forest Concessions, Democratic Republic of Congo

Evolution of Land Area Allocated for Logging, Democratic Republic of Congo

Portrait of Forest Sector, Democratic Republic of Congo

State Forest Sector Allocation in January, 2009, Democratic Republic of Congo

Deforestation in the Democratic Republic of Congo