wur_forest_roads
created_on
2025-03-11T21:30:58.442414
updated_on
2025-03-11T21:30:58.442417
geographic_coverage
Congo Basin
citation
OpenStreetMap with contributions from the Logging Road Initiative. “Congo Basin logging roads” Accessed through Global Forest Watch on [date]. www.globalforestwatch.org
title
Congo Basin logging roads
source
[Logging Roads](http://loggingroads.org/) initiative and [OpenStreetMap](http://openstreetmap.org/)
license
[Open Data Commons Open Database License (ODbL)](http://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/)
overview
Logging roads are often a first step to deforestation and forest degradation, but they are generally remote and sporadically used, making them difficult to monitor. The [Logging Roads](http://loggingroads.org/) initiative, launched by [Moabi](http://moabi.org/) and Global Forest Watch, uses crowdsourcing and tools developed by [OpenStreetMap](http://openstreetmap.org/) and the [Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT)](https://hotosm.org/) to identify and monitor the spread of logging roads in the Congo Basin. Volunteers use satellite imagery to trace roads and identify the date the road appears.
function
Shows the spread of logging roads in the Congo Basin
learn_more
https://www.wri.org/publication/places-to-watch
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13e699b8-324b-42c3-a096-403077aabe61