Current high levels of deforestation (between 250 000 and 300 000 ha/year) in Zambia mean there is high potential for Zambia's participation under REDD+, since degraded sites may still be managed for carbon sequestration through coppice or regeneration management.In 2019, it lost 125kha of tree cover. in the same time period. Total area of humid primary forest in {location} decreased by 7.4% in this time period. From 2001 to 2019, {location} lost 1.71Mha of tree cover, equivalent to a 7.1% decrease in tree cover since 2000, and 467Mt of CO₂ emissions.
