A Map of the Study Area

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The Tropical Rainforest of the Congo lies in the the Western part of Sub-Saharan Africa, and is most withheld in the six countries of Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Combined, the actual rainforest takes up 60% of these countries area (2,5,6).