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...
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...
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...
HIFOR Preparatory Grant
HIFOR - High Integrity Forests - closes the finance gap for high-integrity tropical forests by creating payments for environmental services to reward their stewards and safeguard climate, biodiversity, and livelihoods. WCS’s CAFI-funded prep project maps...
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...
PRO-CONGO: Catalytic Private Sector Investment in Congo Basin Natural Capital
The Congo Basin holds the world’s second largest tropical rainforest but remains severely underfinanced for sustainable land use. Most businesses are small and seen as risky, while investors cite a lack of bankable deals and weak market infrastructure. To address...
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...
Assessing deforestation and forest degradation and direct drivers
The FAO Regional study funded by CAFI uniquely distinguishes between deforestation and degradation while applying national definitions of forests, and may be the only methodology using visual validation of results, piloting a new sample-based approach resulting in...