地理漫步·世界地理英语30篇（4）

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刚果盆地：碳汇与生物多样性热点

The Congo Basin holds the world’s second-largest tropical rainforest, storing 8% of global carbon.
Its peatlands—discovered in 2017—cover 145,500 km² and hold 30 billion tons of carbon.
Forest elephants disperse seeds of over 100 tree species, many of which cannot germinate otherwise.
Logging roads open access for bushmeat hunting, threatening ape and duiker populations.
Community forestry programs grant legal rights to manage forest plots sustainably.
Satellite radar monitors deforestation in near real time, even under persistent cloud cover.
Cocoa and palm oil plantations expand fastest in Cameroon and Gabon’s forest margins.
Indigenous Baka and Mbuti peoples possess detailed ecological knowledge passed orally for centuries.
Carbon credit initiatives fund rangers and GPS mapping to deter illegal logging.
Transboundary parks like Dzanga-Sangha link protected zones across three Central African nations.