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Millions of hectares of forest lost within 17 years in Cameroon – Report

By Bisola Adeyemo

As a result of climate change, over 1.5 million hectares of forest was lost in Cameroon in 17 years.

The country’s National Observatory on Climate Change said in a report.

There are fears that destruction of the environment may have accelerated since then, environmental experts said during the presentation of the report to journalists on Wednesday in the capital, Yaounde.

According to the report, most of the deforestation took place in the Congo Basin, home to the world’s second-largest rainforest.

Cameroon’s Minister of the Environment and the Protection of Nature Pierre Hele, who presided over the ceremony, blamed the rising degradation on the effects of climate change.

He said Cameroon is upbeat to present a strong case in the battle against climate change during the United Nations climate change conference next month in Glasgow, Britain.

“We have to do our best to fight against deforestation. During COP26 next month we have to face the problem of climate change,” Hele told reporters after the presentation of the report.

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