Extractive Industries in Forest Landscapes : Options for Synergy with REDD+ and Development of Standards in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Mining and on-shore oil and gas extraction are a major driver of deforestation in tropical forests and account for an estimated 7% of total forest loss in Africa, Latin America and Asia (Hosonuma et al., 2012). At local levels, extractive industries can be a major cause of forest loss, as observed i...

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Main Authors: Hund, Kirsten, Schure, Jolien, van der Goes, Arend
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier 2018
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29436