一项新研究发现，在全球森林砍伐放缓的情况下，刚果盆地的森林砍伐在十年监测中首次几乎与亚马逊的损失持平。
Forest clearing in the Congo Basin nearly matched losses in the Amazon for the first time in a decade of monitoring, even as deforestation slowed worldwide, a new study found.
森林砍伐释放了巨量碳储存，加剧了已经导致热带地区干旱和森林火灾的气候变化。
The destruction releases vast stores of carbon, adding to climate change that is already contributing to drought and forest fires across the tropics.
森林宣言评估小组表示，扩张的农业、木材和采矿活动正在推动该盆地的森林砍伐，该盆地是世界第二大热带雨林的所在地。
Expanding farming, timber, and mining activities are driving the clearances in the basin, which is home to the world’s second-largest tropical rainforest, the Forest Declaration Assessment group said.
在刚果民主共和国，该地区大部分森林位于此处，数十年的冲突——加上监管不力——助长了无序砍伐，推动了本十年中非洲中部树木损失率的上升。与此同时，拉丁美洲和加勒比地区的森林砍伐出现急剧下降，使得两地区的森林砍伐水平几乎持平。
In DR Congo, where most of the forest is situated, decades of conflict — along with poor oversight — have fueled uncontrolled logging, driving up the rate of tree loss in central Africa this decade. Meanwhile, there has been a steep decline in deforestation in Latin America and the Caribbean, leaving the two regions almost on a par.
