Fig. 8

Forest fragmentation change from 2000–2010, showing transitions between fragmentation classes. Insets show areas of significant degradation in North Kivu Province around Beni, and more diffuse degraded forest edges in the forest mosaic of Mai Ndombe around Mbandaka. Primary and secondary degradation appear to be concentrated around cities and access routes. The largest areas of forest undergoing degradation are in North Kivu province, with the most fragmented forests occurring in the transition to savanna landscapes in western DRC. Small recovery areas were observed where forest patterns areas change from outer edge to inner edge (less than 1000 km² overall, not visible at the national scale map) which are due to consolidation of forest areas into more uniform shapes