Deforestation Trends in the Congo Basin : Transport

The Congo Basin is among the most poorly served areas in terms of transport infrastructure in the world, and it faces a challenging environment with dense tropical forests crisscrossed by numerous rivers that require construction of numerous bridges. Given such complexities, constructing transport infrastructure as well as properly maintaining it is certainly a key challenge for the Congo Basin countries. Recent studies indicate that investment required per kilometer of new roads is substantially higher than in other regions of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and the same applies for maintenance. The physical capital of transport infrastructure is deteriorated in the Congo Basin. The ratio of classify roads in good and fair conditions range from 25 percent in Republic of Congo to 68 percent in the Central African Republic, which is globally lower than the average for low-income countries (LICs) and resource-rich countries. Other transportation assets (railways and river system) are also limited: the railway network is essentially a legacy of the colonial era and mainly used for mineral transportation, while the river system is basically only marginal.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Megevand, Carole, Dulal, Hari, Braune, Loic, Wekhamp, Johanna
Format:	Other Infrastructure Study biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2013-04
Subjects:	ACCESS TO FOREST, ACTION PLAN, ADVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS, ADVERSE IMPACTS, AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS, AESTHETIC VALUES, AFFORESTATION, AFRICAN FOREST, AGRICULTURE, AGROFORESTRY, AMAZON BASIN, BASE CAMP, BASIN FOREST, BASIN FORESTS, BASINS, BIODIVERSITY, BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION, BIOMASS, BIOMASS CARBON, BRAZILIAN AMAZON, CANOPY, CARBON CONTENT, CARBON DENSITY, CARBON RETENTION, CARBON STOCK, CARBON STOCK DENSITY, CERTIFIED FORESTS, CLIMATE, CLIMATE CHANGE, COASTAL AREAS, COMMERCIAL FORESTRY, COMMERCIAL LOGGING, COMMERCIAL LOGGING OPERATIONS, COMMERCIAL SPECIES, COMMUNITY FOREST, COMMUNITY FOREST MANAGEMENT, COMMUNITY FORESTRY, CONCESSION, CONCESSION AREA, CONSERVATION PRINCIPLES, CONSERVATION VALUE, CONVERSION OF FOREST, DEFORESTATION, DEGRADATION, DEGRADATION RATES, DEGRADED FOREST, DEGRADED FORESTS, DEMAND FOR TIMBER, DENSE FOREST, DIVERSITY OF SPECIES, DOMESTIC TIMBER PRODUCTION, DRIVERS OF DEFORESTATION, ECOLOGICAL IMPACT, ECOLOGICAL IMPACTS, ECOLOGICAL SERVICES, ECOSYSTEM, EMISSIONS FROM DEFORESTATION, ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT, EQUILIBRIUM, EROSION, EXPANSION OF PLANTATIONS, EXTRACTION RATES, FIELD STUDIES, FIREWOOD, FLOODS, FOOD SECURITY, FOREST, FOREST AREA, FOREST AREAS, FOREST CARBON, FOREST CARBON STOCK, FOREST CARBON STOCKS, FOREST CERTIFICATION, FOREST CLASSES, FOREST CONCESSIONS, FOREST CONSERVATION, FOREST COVER, FOREST DEGRADATION, FOREST DYNAMICS, FOREST ECOLOGY, FOREST ECOSYSTEMS, FOREST ENTERPRISES, FOREST ESTATE, FOREST FLOOR, FOREST GOVERNANCE, FOREST INDUSTRIES, FOREST INDUSTRY, FOREST INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT, FOREST LAND, FOREST LANDS, FOREST LAW, FOREST LAW ENFORCEMENT, FOREST LAWS, FOREST LOSS, FOREST MANAGEMENT PLANNING, FOREST OPERATIONS, FOREST PATCHES, FOREST PRESERVATION, FOREST PRODUCTION, FOREST PROTECTION, FOREST REGENERATION, FOREST RESEARCH, FOREST RESOURCES, FOREST SECTOR, FOREST SERVICE, FOREST STEWARDSHIP, FOREST TENURE, FOREST TYPE, FOREST ZONES, FORESTRY LAW, FORESTRY MANAGEMENT, FORESTRY RESEARCH, FORESTRY SECTOR, GHG, GLOBAL FOREST, GLOBAL FOREST RESOURCES, GLOBAL FOREST RESOURCES ASSESSMENT, GRASSLAND, GREENHOUSE, GREENHOUSE GAS, GREENHOUSE GASES, GREENHOUSE GASES EMISSIONS, HUMAN INTERVENTION, HUNTING, HUNTING PRESSURE, HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE, ILLEGAL LOGGING, ILLEGAL TIMBER, IMPACTS ON BIODIVERSITY, INDUSTRIAL LOGGING, INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY RESEARCH, ISSUES, LAKES, LAND AREA, LAND COVER, LAND USE, LAND-COVER, LAND-COVER TYPES, LANDSCAPE, LARGE TREES, LIVELIHOODS, LOG PRODUCTION, LOGGING, LOGGING COMPANIES, LOGGING CONCESSIONS, LOGGING ROADS, LOGS, LOWLAND TROPICAL FORESTS, MANAGED FORESTS, MANGROVE FOREST, METALS, MONTANE FOREST, NATURAL DISTURBANCES, NATURAL FOREST RESOURCES, NATURAL FORESTS, NATURAL RESOURCES, NATURE, OIL PRODUCTION, OPEN ACCESS, PARTICIPATORY FORESTRY, PH, PLANT, PLANT SPECIES, PLATINUM, POPULATION DENSITY, PP, PRIMARY FOREST, PRIMARY FORESTS, RAINFALL, RAINFOREST, REFORESTATION, REGENERATION, RESTAURANTS, ROAD NETWORKS, ROADS, SAVANNA, SET ASIDE, SOCIALLY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, SPECIES COMPOSITION, SUPPLY CHAIN, SUSTAINABLE FOREST, SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT, SUSTAINABLE LOGGING, SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT, TIMBER, TIMBER COMPANIES, TIMBER DEMAND, TIMBER HARVEST, TIMBER IMPORTS, TIMBER MANAGEMENT, TIMBER PROCESSING, TIMBER PRODUCTION, TIMBER PRODUCTS, TIMBER RESOURCES, TIMBER SALES, TIMBER SPECIES, TIMBER SUPPLY, TIMBER TRADE, TIMBER VALUE, TIMBER-PROCESSING INDUSTRY, TREE, TREE SPECIES, TREES, TROPICAL DRY FOREST, TROPICAL FOREST, TROPICAL FOREST MANAGEMENT, TROPICAL FOREST REGIONS, TROPICAL FORESTS, TROPICAL RAINFOREST, TROPICAL REGIONS, UNDISTURBED FOREST, URBAN CENTERS, URBAN POPULATIONS, VEGETATION, WOOD, WOOD EXTRACTION, WOOD PROCESSING, WOOD PRODUCTION, WOOD PRODUCTS, WOOD WASTE, WOODLAND, WOODLANDS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/04/17753033/deforestation-trends-congo-basin-transport http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16951
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