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Table 3: Tropical Rainforest Canopy Loss by Major River Basin (2016–2023)

Tropical BasinTotal Canopy Loss (Mha)Primary Anthropogenic Drivers
Amazon Basin124.5Commercial Ranching, Wildfire, Soy Farming
Congo Basin54.8Small-scale Shifting Cultivation, Logging, Charcoal Production
Southeast Asian Rainforests76.2Oil Palm Plantations, Infrastructure, Wildfire

Small-scale shifting cultivation was responsible for 82.3% of the Congo Basin's total canopy loss.

Calculate the area (Mha) of canopy loss due to small-scale shifting cultivation in the Congo Basin.

Write your answer to one decimal place.

You must show your working.

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