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ASSESSMENT FOR REDD+ IN CENTRAL AFRICA
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Figure 2c: Maps showing loss in mangroves between 2000 and 2010 in DRC. Graded red colours show
percentage loss within each contiguous patch. Purple shows loss in areas too small to be classified as a
patch (i.e. fragments < 0.5km²); while green shows remaining mangrove in 2010.