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State of the Forests 2021

The State of the forests 2021 report is in four parts, the first of which provides an effective assessment of the state of the resource, which is increasingly recognised worldwide as an essential forest for carbon sequestration and the conservation of biological diversity.

This report puts the forest ecosystems of the Congo Basin into perspective in a global context characterised by debates that will guide the management of all the world's tropical forests for decades to come. It also addresses topical issues such as peatland management and questions about the relationship between the management of biodiversity resources and the emergence or re-emergence of zoonotic diseases, of which COVID-19 has
particularly affected the context in which it was written.

Finally, this report identifies the main challenges that need to be met to achieve sustainable management of forest ecosystems in the Congo Basin, so that it contributes as much as possible to improving the livelihoods and living environment of local populations and indigenous peoples.