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...
Canopy Trust
The Canopy Trust Project, implemented by the Catalytic Finance Foundation with CAFI funding, is a blended finance initiative designed to mobilize large-scale private investment for deforestation-free value chains in the Congo Basin. Launched in 2025, the project aims...
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...
Capacity Building for Land-Use Planning Project
The Capacity Building for Land-Use Planning Project in Cameroon, funded by CAFI, aims to strengthen the country’s ability to plan land use sustainably and reduce deforestation. It focuses on improving legal frameworks, planning instruments, and institutional...
Milestone Achievement Support (PAAJ)
The DRC and CAFI have concluded an ambitious letter of Intent, complete with time-bound milestones. This project aims to support and strengthen the capacities of six sectoral Ministries (Land use Planning, Agriculture, Forestry, Planning, Mines and Hydrocarbons) and...
Intersectoral and Multilevel Coordination Project
The Intersectoral and Multilevel Coordination Project in Cameroon aims to strengthen governance and planning to reduce deforestation and promote a green economy. It focuses on improving coordination between national and local administrations, integrating...
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...
reVive Central Africa
Agriculture and forestry drive both livelihoods and deforestation in Central Africa but few businesses are ready for private investment and local finance tools are limited. reVive Central Africa is an IDH-led CAFI preparation grant to design an Investment Development...