Explore the data from the 2025 #Gabon Economic Update:
🔸 Estimated 2.9% economic growth in 2024
🔸 Estimated 34.6% of Gabonese living below the poverty line

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#Gabon's economy grew by an estimated 2.9% in 2024, but a modest growth has limited job creation, increasing poverty. Learn more in the new 2025 Gabon Economic Update: https://t.co/2TXgCN0goD https://t.co/rH9IJd9IUu

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#Gabon's national wealth hit $105 billion in 2020, up 35% since 1995. However, per capita wealth declined by 34.7% from 1995 to 2020, indicating challenges in turning natural resources into productive assets and human capital to support growth.

Report: https://t.co/5WuGwtX0tM https://t.co/EFhVtaNWiC

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The value of #Gabon's forest ecosystem services almost doubled between 2000 and 2020, to $75.1 billion, with 99% coming from carbon retention services. Gabon’s forests are well-preserved, thanks to sustainable forestry and a highly urban, small population: https://t.co/p9l3XK7Vfl https://t.co/EAvIzbRRYu

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#Gabon has one of the lowest deforestation levels at 0.03% per year. Forests provide important value for Gabon in the form of wood resources, bushmeat, wild plants, soil retention, and ecotourism.

Check out the 2025 Gabon Economic Update to learn more: https://t.co/54xcK7Qyvi https://t.co/OkG4Y0jjI1

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🌳Forests are key to #Gabon’s economy: In 2020, its forests retained the equivalent of 29.8 billion tons of CO2.

Learn more in the 2025 Gabon Economic Update: https://t.co/lwk43kjtFi https://t.co/iE97feEJC3

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The value of #Gabon's forest ecosystem services almost doubled between 2000 and 2020, to $75.1 billion, with 99% coming from carbon retention services. Gabon’s forests are well-preserved, thanks to sustainable forestry and a highly urban, small population: https://t.co/M6lT7SCysI https://t.co/BHliS7O8dY

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The economic value of #Gabon's forest ecosystem services nearly doubled between 2000-20 to $75.1 billion, with about 99% coming from carbon retention. However, despite its forests holding 29.8 billion tons of CO2, Gabon isn't being adequately compensated. https://t.co/IwlbVyoU0V https://t.co/NAnULpjFHk

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The economic value of #Gabon's forest ecosystem services nearly doubled between 2000-20 to $75.1 billion, with about 99% coming from carbon retention. However, despite its forests holding 29.8 billion tons of CO2, Gabon isn't being adequately compensated. https://t.co/2n96slHO2V https://t.co/03FoQTPqmG

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New World Bank #ClimateAndDevelopment Report calls for stronger climate adaptation to safeguard #Gabon’s growth and livelihoods.
Adaptation is not a cost but an investment in Gabon’s future.

Download the #GabonCCDR: https://t.co/0kt2Aumn2b https://t.co/kq6bajOUVK

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#Gabon is one of the world’s most forested nations.

Gabon’s forests absorb more carbon than the country emits, but its economy remains vulnerable to climate shocks, requiring strong measures to protect growth and livelihoods.

Learn more: https://t.co/RIZFRBVia6 #GabonCCDR https://t.co/9DkpltH6pu

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How can #Gabon strengthen climate resilience? New @WorldBank report highlights 3 key areas for action:
🚧Infrastructure
🌳Natural capital management
👩🏾Investing in human capital

Learn more: https://t.co/6kO6mZvCTT #GabonCCDR https://t.co/b4gshNeJyp

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Without effective adaptation measures, climate impacts could reduce #Gabon’s GDP by an estimated 3.5 to 5.3% by 2050 under a business-as-usual growth scenario.

Report: https://t.co/E3SkDXlOJa #GabonCCDR https://t.co/0gRnWQgkDy

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Without effective adaptation measures, climate impacts could reduce #Gabon’s GDP by an estimated 3.5 to 5.3% by 2050 under a business-as-usual growth scenario.

Report: https://t.co/DED2Tqer5t #GabonCCDR https://t.co/ifrBgaNR93

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New World Bank #ClimateAndDevelopment Report calls for stronger climate adaptation to safeguard #Gabon’s growth and livelihoods. Adaptation is not a cost but an investment in Gabon’s future.

Download the #GabonCCDR: https://t.co/3CqNtLpiGG https://t.co/egbJFOiBcI

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Without effective adaptation measures, climate impacts could reduce #Gabon’s GDP by an estimated 3.5 to 5.3% by 2050 under a business-as-usual growth scenario.

Report: https://t.co/i9UmFsAbXj #GabonCCDR https://t.co/M6Xy6q4ccj

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Without effective adaptation measures, climate impacts could reduce #Gabon’s GDP by an estimated 3.5 to 5.3% by 2050 under a business-as-usual growth scenario.

Report: https://t.co/c0ysOHVVAD #GabonCCDR https://t.co/b3yDyY4Wpl

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Without effective adaptation measures, climate impacts could reduce #Gabon’s GDP by an estimated 3.5 to 5.3% by 2050 under a business-as-usual growth scenario.

Report: https://t.co/NZOlhVSEz7 #GabonCCDR https://t.co/gLFRizc8dP

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How can #Gabon strengthen climate resilience? New @WorldBank report highlights 3 key areas for action:
🚧Infrastructure
🌳Natural capital management
👩🏾Investing in human capital

Learn more: https://t.co/oOzUDrbEPk #GabonCCDR https://t.co/iaa6QKWM33

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