This project mobilizes bold investments to transform major agricultural supply chains into sustainable, inclusive, and climate-resilient systems. By protecting forests and peatlands, empowering local communities, and fostering public-private partnerships, it creates scalable models for a greener economy across six Central African countries.
Scaling-up Commercial Investment in Deforestation-Free Commodity Supply Chains
Countries:
Regional
Topics:
Forest sectorAgriculture+6
Status:
Funds Transferred
Amount:
$51,106,348 USD
Start Date:
15/08/2024
End Date:
30/06/2028
Implementing Organizations:
&Green
National Partners:
-
Timeline
Objectives
This large-scale project aims to drive bold investments to make agriculture sustainable and inclusive, preserve and restore ecosystems while growing local economies, support smallholders and create models for global replication, promote high-yield, low-impact farming to secure food and forests and align government policies with private sector efforts for forest-friendly investments.
million dollars approved
millions dollars transferred by CAFI
MtCO2e of Climate Benefits expected
Thousands of potential beneficiaries
millions dollars of Capital to be mobilised
millions ha of ecosystems to improve resilience
Results to date
By June 2025, the &Green Fund together with partner governments across the Congo Basin, has built the foundations for scaling up deforestation-free commodity supply chains in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Republic of Congo, Gabon, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and the Central African Republic. Since the start of the project in August 2024, the project has
- established its governance framework, completed initial Environmental and Social Risk Assessments (ESRAs), and screened a pipeline of over USD 100 million in potential investments with major cocoa, coffee, and palm-oil operators.
- collected baseline land-use change data and held technical consultations with national REDD+
- Engaged local civil society and government agencies through multi-stakeholder workshops in Gabon and Cameroon, to align screening criteria with national land-use priorities.
- Initiated the preparation of Technical Assistance packages targeting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and farmer cooperatives, to ensure compliance with international zero-deforestation standards.
Documents
| Document Name | Date | Download |
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 Project document - Deforestation-Free - &Green |
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