Is Gabon a Carbon-Positive Country?

Gabon is considered a global leader in climate action—probably the most carbon-positive country in the world due to its strong environmental conservation and longstanding political commitment to preserving the country’s untouched natural environment.

Is Gabon a net absorber of carbon?

Gabon is a net absorber of carbon: it emits very little and absorbs a lot. It’s among the most carbon-positive countries in the world, and as such, serving the planet and humanity. Today, 88% of Gabon's surface is covered by forests, which is a remarkable achievement that has required investments for many decades.

Why is Gabon a leader in biodiversity?

Gabon is committed to being a leader in this space and a model to others in Africa and around the world. “It is very crucial for the world to acknowledge the importance of biodiversity,” says Stanislas Stephen Mouba, director general for environmental protection in the Ministry of Environment of Gabon.

What is Gabon famous for?

The park consists of rainforest, savanna grasslands, lagoon and ocean. Gabon is a place of seemingly endless nature. Its forests blanket the land. Its rivers bend and tumble and nourish. Its ocean leaps with life. Along the Atlantic Coast, hippos bellow from river shallows and wade into saltwater waves.

Where is Gabon located?

Gabon straddles the Equator on the west coast of Central Africa, bordered by Equatorial Guinea and the Republic of Cameroon on the north, and by the Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville) on the east and south. Gabon covers about 102,300 square miles, roughly the size of Colorado, or half the size of France.

How did Gabon become a green country?

Gabon was able—through satellite and drone images and data collected by outreach workers and researchers on the ground—to collect data allowing it to become the first country to be provided with results-based payments, important climate green financing facilitated through the Central African Forest Initiative (CAFI).