Zooming In: Unexpected Loss in Mbitom, Cameroon

Jun 22, 2015||
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By Benjamin Kessler, Thomas Maschler and Sarah Alix Mann Mbitom, an area in Cameroon’s East region, is experiencing unexplained tree cover loss. In order to identify the drivers of this loss, the GFW Cameroon team set out into the Mbitom forests to investigate. Click on the StoryMap to enter the interactive version. storymaphomepage

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  • Commodities
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  • agroforestry
  • community
  • mapping
  • Storymap

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