Carbon pools and multiple benefits
CARBON POOLS AND MULTIPLE BENEFITS OF MANGROVES ASSESSMENT FOR REDD+ IN CENTRAL AFRICA
Table 1: Description of sites selected for carbon and ecosystem services assessment
Number of mangrove sites
Forest condition
Country ! ! Cameroon
Study site
Site description
! !
South West Region, Bamasso mangroves
Site contiguous to the mangroves of Delta region in Nigeria have relatively undisturbed mangroves Site within the mangroves of Cameroon estuary having relatively undisturbed mangroves Site within the mangroves of Cameroon estuary with heavy exploitation of mangroves Site within the mangroves of Cameroon estuary with moderate exploitation of mangroves Transboundary mangroves at the Ntem estuary Mangroves near Akanda National Park having relatively undisturbed mangroves
Undisturbed
5
Littoral region, Moukouke
Undisturbed
Littoral Region, Yoyo mangroves
Heavily exploited
Littoral Region, Youme mangroves
Moderately exploited
South region, Campo mangroves Province de l'Estuaire, Commune de Libreville Province de l'Estuaire, Commune de Libreville Province de l'Estuaire, Commune de Coco- Beach Province de l'Estuaire, Commune de Coco- Beach
Undisturbed
! Gabon
!
Undisturbed
4
Peri-urban mangroves,
Heavily exploited
Transboundary mangrove near Equatorial Guinea,
Moderately exploited
Emone-Mekak mainly undisturbed estuarine mangrove
Undisturbed
! RoC
!
Département de Pointe Noire Département de Pointe Noire
Peri-urban mangroves of Louaya Heavily exploited
3
Moderately disturbed mangroves located within the touristic centre of Songolo town Transboundary mangroves in Gabon- Angola border
Moderately exploited
Département du Kouilou
Undisturbed
! DRC
!
Province du Bas- Congo, district de Boma the only mangrove zone in DRC entirely in Muanda Mangrove Park and transborder with mangroves of Soyo in Angola
Marana Line with heavily disturbed mangroves
Heavily exploited
3
Km 5 with moderately exploited mangroves Île Rosa Tompo with relatively undisturbed mangrove
Moderately exploited Undisturbed
15
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