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Bourgeias, J. 2001. Impact de l'exploration petroliere dans le complexe de Gamba: le pire est a venir. Canopée, No21 (in French).
Debroux L, Delvingt W. 1998. Le Moabi : éléments de maîtrise de la dynamique de population. Canopée, No11 (in French).
Gaston G, Brown S, Lorenzini M, and K.D. Singh. 1998. State and change in carbon pools in the forests of tropical Africa. Global Change Biology 4:97- 114.
Holmes-Maybank K. 2004. An Overview of Ebola. South Carolina Journal of molecular medicine (SCJMM), 1:15-21.
Jeffries L. Undated. African Origins of Early Humanity. Africa: Birthplace of Humanity.
Lattimer M. March 2004. The Silent War. Sunday Times Magazine.
Laurance W.F. 1999. Gaia's lungs: Are rainforests inhaling earth's excess carbon dioxide? Natural History (April), p. 96.
Linder. 2001. Plant diversity and endemism in sub-Saharan tropical Africa. Journal of Biogeography, 28, 169±182.
Maley J. 2001. Si la Foret tropicale m’était contée. Canopée, No19 (in French).
Mayaux et al. 2003. A land cover map of Africa. EC Joint Research Centre.
Sayer J A, Caroline S, Harcourt, and Collins M [editors]. 1992. The conservation atlas of tropical forests: Africa. IUCN (World Conservation Union). Simon & Schuster: New York.
Sayer J, Ndikumagenge C, Campbell B, Usongo L. 2005. Wildlife, loggers and livelihoods in the Congo River Basin. In Forests in Landscapes: Ecosystem approaches to sustainability. Sayer J, Maginnis S. (Ed.). 2005.The Earthscan Forest Library.
Shumway C et al. 2003. Biodiversity Survey: Systematics, Ecology, and Conservation Along the Congo River. Congo River Environment and Development Project (CREDP).
Thomas G, Anderson J, Chandrasekharan D, Kakabadse Y and Matiru V. 1996. Levelling the playing field: Promoting authentic and equitable dialog under inequitable conditions. "Addressing Natural Resource Conflicts through Community Forestry," Forests, Trees and People Programme, Forestry Department, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy, January-April 1996.
Thomson J, Kanaan R. 2003. Conflict Timber: Dimensions of the Problem in Asia and Africa. Volume I. Synthesis Report. Final Report Submitted to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
CARPE. 2001. Timber Tsunami: Tracking Logging in the Congo River Basin. Congo River Basin Information Series. Issue Brief #5.
CARPE. 2001. Deforestation in Central Africa: Significance and Scale of the Deforestation. Congo River Basin Information Series. Issue Brief #6.
CARPE. 2001. If the Forest Disappeared What Would We Lose and What Might We Gain? Congo River Basin Information Series. Issue Brief #8.
CARPE. 2001. NTFP Economics and Conservation Potential. Congo River Basin Information Series. Issue Brief #10.
CARPE. 2001. Central Africa and Forest Governance Counter-Balancing the Powers of Public and Private Sectors. Congo River Basin Information Series. Issue Brief #11.
CARPE. 2001. Community Management of Forest Resources Moving from "Keep Out!" to "Let's Collaborate!". Congo River Basin Information Series. Issue Brief #17.
CARPE. 2001. Conservation In a Region of Civil Instability: The Need to Be Present and Assist. Congo River Basin Information Series. Issue Brief #22.
CARPE. 2001. Bushmeat Crisis: Causes, Consequences and Controls. Congo River Basin Information Series. Issue Brief #23.
FAO. 2001. Global Economic Zoning for the Global Forest Resources Assessment 2000 – Final Report. Forest Resources Assessment - WP 56, Rome.
Global Witness. 2004. Same Old Story: A background study on natural resources in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Report.
Initiative for Central Africa. Undated. Central Africa Ethnic and Cultural Diversity. Briefing sheet. [PDF].
Saatchi S, Wong A. 1997. Proposal: Land Cover and Land Use Change in Tropical Rainforest of Africa.
UNEP. 2002. AFRICA ENVIRONMENT OUTLOOK: Past, present and future perspectives. Report.
USAID CARPE. 2005. Forests of the Congo River Basin: a preliminary assessment. Balmar: Washington DC.
Van De Veen H. 2003. Managing Parks in Larger Landscapes: The Minkébé Conservation Project. DGIS-WWF Tropical Forest Portfolio.
White F. 1983. The vegetation of Africa – A descriptive memoir to
accompany the UNESCO/AETFAT/UNSO vegetation map of Africa. Series “Natural Resources Research” XX, Paris, UNESCO, 356 pp.
University of Maryland Congo River Basin map resources
Congo River Basin Landcover
Maps
CARPE
World Heritage Sites in the Congo River Basin
Dja Faunal Reserve
Virunga National Park
Kahuzi-Biega National Park
Salonga National Park
Okapi Wildlife Reserve
Physical description of the Congo River Basin
FORAFRI. Environnement Physique. (In French)
FORAFRI. Vegetation. (In French)
FORAFRI. Faune. (In French)
Indigenous people
Ituri People (Cultural Survival)
Mbuti pygmies (National Geographic)
Check articles/papers, reports/briefings and websites.
Articles/papers
Adams J. 1994. The Distribution and Variety of Equatorial Rainforests. Encyclopaedia 'Biosphere' (Biosfera).Bourgeias, J. 2001. Impact de l'exploration petroliere dans le complexe de Gamba: le pire est a venir. Canopée, No21 (in French).
Debroux L, Delvingt W. 1998. Le Moabi : éléments de maîtrise de la dynamique de population. Canopée, No11 (in French).
Gaston G, Brown S, Lorenzini M, and K.D. Singh. 1998. State and change in carbon pools in the forests of tropical Africa. Global Change Biology 4:97- 114.
Holmes-Maybank K. 2004. An Overview of Ebola. South Carolina Journal of molecular medicine (SCJMM), 1:15-21.
Jeffries L. Undated. African Origins of Early Humanity. Africa: Birthplace of Humanity.
Lattimer M. March 2004. The Silent War. Sunday Times Magazine.
Laurance W.F. 1999. Gaia's lungs: Are rainforests inhaling earth's excess carbon dioxide? Natural History (April), p. 96.
Linder. 2001. Plant diversity and endemism in sub-Saharan tropical Africa. Journal of Biogeography, 28, 169±182.
Maley J. 2001. Si la Foret tropicale m’était contée. Canopée, No19 (in French).
Mayaux et al. 2003. A land cover map of Africa. EC Joint Research Centre.
Sayer J A, Caroline S, Harcourt, and Collins M [editors]. 1992. The conservation atlas of tropical forests: Africa. IUCN (World Conservation Union). Simon & Schuster: New York.
Sayer J, Ndikumagenge C, Campbell B, Usongo L. 2005. Wildlife, loggers and livelihoods in the Congo River Basin. In Forests in Landscapes: Ecosystem approaches to sustainability. Sayer J, Maginnis S. (Ed.). 2005.The Earthscan Forest Library.
Shumway C et al. 2003. Biodiversity Survey: Systematics, Ecology, and Conservation Along the Congo River. Congo River Environment and Development Project (CREDP).
Thomas G, Anderson J, Chandrasekharan D, Kakabadse Y and Matiru V. 1996. Levelling the playing field: Promoting authentic and equitable dialog under inequitable conditions. "Addressing Natural Resource Conflicts through Community Forestry," Forests, Trees and People Programme, Forestry Department, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy, January-April 1996.
Thomson J, Kanaan R. 2003. Conflict Timber: Dimensions of the Problem in Asia and Africa. Volume I. Synthesis Report. Final Report Submitted to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
Reports and briefings
Biodiversity Support Program. Undated. Central Africa: Climate Change and Sustainable Development. Synopsis.CARPE. 2001. Timber Tsunami: Tracking Logging in the Congo River Basin. Congo River Basin Information Series. Issue Brief #5.
CARPE. 2001. Deforestation in Central Africa: Significance and Scale of the Deforestation. Congo River Basin Information Series. Issue Brief #6.
CARPE. 2001. If the Forest Disappeared What Would We Lose and What Might We Gain? Congo River Basin Information Series. Issue Brief #8.
CARPE. 2001. NTFP Economics and Conservation Potential. Congo River Basin Information Series. Issue Brief #10.
CARPE. 2001. Central Africa and Forest Governance Counter-Balancing the Powers of Public and Private Sectors. Congo River Basin Information Series. Issue Brief #11.
CARPE. 2001. Community Management of Forest Resources Moving from "Keep Out!" to "Let's Collaborate!". Congo River Basin Information Series. Issue Brief #17.
CARPE. 2001. Conservation In a Region of Civil Instability: The Need to Be Present and Assist. Congo River Basin Information Series. Issue Brief #22.
CARPE. 2001. Bushmeat Crisis: Causes, Consequences and Controls. Congo River Basin Information Series. Issue Brief #23.
FAO. 2001. Global Economic Zoning for the Global Forest Resources Assessment 2000 – Final Report. Forest Resources Assessment - WP 56, Rome.
Global Witness. 2004. Same Old Story: A background study on natural resources in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Report.
Initiative for Central Africa. Undated. Central Africa Ethnic and Cultural Diversity. Briefing sheet. [PDF].
Saatchi S, Wong A. 1997. Proposal: Land Cover and Land Use Change in Tropical Rainforest of Africa.
UNEP. 2002. AFRICA ENVIRONMENT OUTLOOK: Past, present and future perspectives. Report.
USAID CARPE. 2005. Forests of the Congo River Basin: a preliminary assessment. Balmar: Washington DC.
Van De Veen H. 2003. Managing Parks in Larger Landscapes: The Minkébé Conservation Project. DGIS-WWF Tropical Forest Portfolio.
White F. 1983. The vegetation of Africa – A descriptive memoir to
accompany the UNESCO/AETFAT/UNSO vegetation map of Africa. Series “Natural Resources Research” XX, Paris, UNESCO, 356 pp.
Websites
Satellite imageryUniversity of Maryland Congo River Basin map resources
Congo River Basin Landcover
Maps
CARPE
World Heritage Sites in the Congo River Basin
Dja Faunal Reserve
Virunga National Park
Kahuzi-Biega National Park
Salonga National Park
Okapi Wildlife Reserve
Physical description of the Congo River Basin
FORAFRI. Environnement Physique. (In French)
FORAFRI. Vegetation. (In French)
FORAFRI. Faune. (In French)
Indigenous people
Ituri People (Cultural Survival)
Mbuti pygmies (National Geographic)
