Expansion of protected areas and sustainable agriculture
To support Gabon’s efforts in protecting its forests - by expanding its protected areas network, and optimizing land use for food crop production- this project sought to contribute to the country’s climate and biodiversity goals, balancing conservation and food...
Forest Ecosystem Research and Monitoring
Gabon's ability to monitor and understand trends in forest ecosystems, particularly in response to climate change, is important to inform decision-making on forest management and climate change mitigation strategies. The Forest Ecosystem Research and Monitoring...
Integrated Grand Mbam landscape
The Grand Mbam landscape reflects several of Cameroon’s national challenges: expanding subsistence farming, growing population, poorly coordinated land use, and a lack of sustainable development opportunities. Located at the edge of the Congo Basin in the...
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...
PIREDD Mongala
Mongala Province, located in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, spans 2.5 percent of the country’s territory, with over two-thirds of its land covered by forest. However, deforestation has become an increasing concern, with forest loss accelerating sharply since...
Support to Family Planning
In November 2013, at the International Conference on Family Planning in Addis Ababa, the DRC joined the FP2020 initiative, committing to increase its modern contraceptive prevalence from 6.5% to at least 19% by 2020, targeting an additional 2.1 million women. In early...
Savannahs & Degraded Forests
The “Support Program for the Sustainable Development of Savannah and Degraded Forest Areas” (PSFD) is a 5-year initiative funded by CAFI through FONAREDD and implemented by AFD in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Livestock (MAPE). With a...
Sustainable Management of Forests
In the DRC, timber production is estimated at 3 to 4 millions of cubic meters (m3) per year, far below wood harvesting for energy (estimated at 80 millions m3). 85% of timber is extracted to meet local demand. This demand will continue to grow in the coming decades...