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Biodiversity & Forest

Objectives: 

  1. The regional Centres of Excellence (RCoEs) become a reference point for updated information, able to influence policy decisions in the respective regions on forestry and biodiversity, contributing to the regional and global agendas.
  2. Cross-sectoral and cross-regional coordination and strategic steering of RCoEs will be improved to address the Science, Technology and Innovations challenges related to Africa green transition. 

Location: Eastern Africa, Western Africa, Central Africa, Southern Africa 
Duration: 54 months (Central Africa); 48 months (Eastern Africa); 48 months (Western Africa) 
Budget: €7 million (Central Africa); €6 million (Eastern Africa); €8 million (Western Africa) 
Lead Organisation: CIFOR-ICRAF
JRC Thematic Unit

Regional Centres of Excellence:
Eastern and Southern African Regional Centre for Mapping Resources for Development (RCMRD)
Western Africa: Centre de Suivi Ecologique (CSE)
Central Africa: Observatoire des forets d’Afrique Centrale (OFAC):

Available Resources
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Mangroves
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Above Ground Carbon
The CO2 fixed by photosynthesis is one of the most important components of the carbon cycle. Forests play a key role in this process. They represent large and persistent carbon sinks. Tree carbon stoc...
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Change In Aboveground Woody Carbon Density 2003-2014
The data provided here are the result of a time-series analysis of carbon density change (in Mg/ha) between 2003-2014 spanning tropical America, Africa, and Asia (23.45 N lat.-23.45 S lat.). The origi...
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