Editing Central African Republic (section)

=== Biodiversity ===
{{main|Wildlife of the Central African Republic}}
[[File:Dzanga.jpg|right|thumb|[[Dzanga-Sangha Reserve]]]]
In the southwest, the Dzanga-Sangha National Park is located in a rain forest area. The country is noted for its population of [[forest elephant]]s and [[western lowland gorilla]]s. In the north, the [[Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park]] is well-populated with wildlife, including [[African leopard|leopards]], [[Central African lion|lions]], [[Sudan cheetah|cheetahs]] and [[Rhinoceros|rhinos]], and the [[Bamingui-Bangoran National Park]] is located in the northeast of the Central African Republic. The parks have been seriously affected by the activities of poachers, particularly those from [[Sudan]], over the past two decades.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://phys.org/news/2017-06-wildlife-northern-central-african-republic.html|title=Wildlife of northern Central African Republic in danger|website=phys.org|access-date=10 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180919205622/https://phys.org/news/2017-06-wildlife-northern-central-african-republic.html|archive-date=19 September 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

In the Central African Republic [[forest cover]] is around 36% of the total land area, equivalent to 22,303,000 hectares (ha) of forest in 2020, down from 23,203,000 hectares (ha) in 1990. In 2020, naturally regenerating forest covered 22,301,000 hectares (ha) and planted forest covered 2,000 hectares (ha). Of the naturally regenerating forest 9% was reported to be [[primary forest]] (consisting of native tree species with no clearly visible indications of human activity). For the year 2015, 91% of the forest area was reported to be under [[State ownership|public ownership]] and 9% [[Private property|private ownership]].<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://openknowledge.fao.org/server/api/core/bitstreams/a6e225da-4a31-4e06-818d-ca3aeadfd635/content |title=Terms and Definitions FRA 2025 Forest Resources Assessment, Working Paper 194 |publisher=Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |year=2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Global Forest Resources Assessment 2020, Central African Republic |url=https://fra-data.fao.org/assessments/fra/2020/CAF/home/overview |website=Food Agriculture Organization of the United Nations}}</ref> In 2021, the rate of [[deforestation]] in the Central African Republic increased by 71%.<ref>{{cite news |title=Deforestation Surges in World's No. 2 Tropical Forest |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-10/deforestation-surges-in-world-s-no-2-tropical-forest-congo-basin?leadSource=uverify%20wall |work=Bloomberg |date=10 November 2022}}</ref>
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