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This analysis examines the extensive logging road development within Nouabale-Ndoki National Park, focusing on the period from the 1970s to 2003. It details the operational monitoring of logging activities and their environmental impact, highlighting significant increases in road length: 596 km in the 1980s, 1,760 km in the 1990s, and 2,520 km in the 2000s, leading to a total of 6,846 km by 2003. The annual rate of road construction fluctuated, particularly peaking between the mid-1970s and mid-1980s at approximately 150 km, and growing substantially thereafter.
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Nouabale-Ndoki Park Loudougou Kabo Pokola 30 km Operational Monitoring of Logging 1970s 596 km 1980s 1760 km 1990s 2520 km 2000s 6846 km Annual rate of road construction Mid-1970s to Mid-1980s ~ 150 km 2001-2003 > 650 km Logging road development between 1970-2003 derived from satellite