PIREDD Plateaux – Piloting the CAFI PES approach
Building on successes and lessons learned from prior World Bank and CAFI- funded projects in the DRC, the PIREDD Plateaux focuses on rural economic development and environmental protection, promoting deforestation-free agriculture and sustainable livelihoods in 4...
PIREDD Maniema
Maniema, a landlocked province in the heart of the DRC, is home to remarkable biodiversity but faces increasing deforestation due to shifting agriculture, artisanal mining, and growing demographic pressure. The PIREDD Maniema was promotes sustainable land management...
PIREDD Kwilu
In Kwilu, a DRC province heavily reliant on forest resources, the rural development (PIREDD) Kwilu project was designed to promote sustainable alternatives to deforestation while improving the living conditions of rural populations. Building on REDD+ and local...
Providing Swift Technical Assistance to Governments
Designed for rapid and flexible support, the Regional Technical Assistance Facility provides technical and logistical support to the six CAFI partner countries to help them achieve their commitments under their Letters of Intent (LOI) with CAFI. The project aims to...
Scaling-up Commercial Investment in Deforestation-Free Commodity Supply Chains
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...
PIREDD Mai Ndombe
Combining a central approach of territorial development planning with incentives via Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES), the Integrated REDD+ project (PIREDD) in Mai-Ndombe, that ran from 2016 to 2024, was one of the first large scale rural development project...
PIREDD Equateur
The Equateur Province in the DRC has strong forest potential. The PIREDD Equateur aims to reduce deforestation and improve the livelihoods of local communities, targeting slash-and-burn agriculture, unsustainable wood-energy exploitation, and the lack of territorial...
PIREDD Sud Ubangui
The Programme Intégré REDD+ du Sud Ubangi (PIREDD Sud Ubangi) supported sustainable land use and forest protection in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Sud-Ubangi province, an area with high agricultural potential but significant deforestation risk. The programme...
Wood energy plantations (PROREP)
The "Project to strengthen the sustainable wood energy potential in the Republic of Congo", or "PROREP Wood Energy Plantations" aims to strengthen the sustainable wood energy potential of Brazzaville through the establishment of 2,700 hectares of quick-start...
Forest Performance Bond Design
The Forest Performance Bond Program, led by UNCDF, aims to mobilise private and public investment through innovative financial instruments. The program supports forest-positive businesses, promotes sustainable agriculture and energy solutions, and strengthens climate...
Sustainable Energy
The DRC populations heavily relies charcoal, a main driver of deforestation around major cities. In response to this growing demand particularly in Kinshasa, the Sustainable Energy Programme supports the establishment of sustainable supply chains, access to...
PIREDD Kasaï Oriental and Lomami
The two DRC provinces of Kasai Oriental and Lomami hold 6.2 million inhabitants and 1.1 million hectares of forests. They face major socio-economic and environmental challenges: extreme poverty - over 90% of the population lives on less than USD 2 per day- chronic...

