Ten Central African countries will take part in a United Nations-backed initiative that will help them set up national forest monitoring systems and strengthen cooperation among nations in the region, it was announced today.
The initiative targets the forests of Africa's Congo Basin, which consist of some 200 million hectares and are one of the world's largest primary rainforests, second only to the Amazon. The region's forests also support the livelihoods of some 60 million people.
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