Extended Data Fig. 10: Estimated peatland area, peat thickness, carbon density and carbon stocks in industrial concessions and protected areas.
From: Mapping peat thickness and carbon stocks of the central Congo Basin using field data
Estimates are calculated for protected areas at national-level (national parks and nature/biosphere/community reserves);51 or for industrial logging52,53, mining54,55, and palm oil56,57,58 concessions combined (see Extended Data Fig. 9). All values are means (± s.d.) of the median peat thickness and carbon density maps, or median estimates for total peatland area and peat carbon stock. Percentages show the proportion of total peatland area or peat carbon stock in ROC, DRC and combined (Extended Data Fig. 2) that is found in either protected areas or industrial logging/mining/palm oil concessions.
