Gabon is one of Africa’s most forested countries, with roughly 22 million hectares of tropical rainforest. In 2002 the country created 13 national parks covering 11 percent of its territory, a landmark step for conservation in Central Africa.
Tropical forestry management in Libreville covers sustainable logging, protected-area management, biodiversity monitoring, and the economics of forest use. Gabon has also been a pioneer in seeking international payments for keeping its forests standing, which makes it a reference case for forest finance.
Related cases include Amazon rainforest management in Suriname and rainforest conservation in the Central African Republic. Species-focused conservation is covered by lemur conservation in Madagascar, and another forest case is available in the Guyana rainforest conservation article.

