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...

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...

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...

Gabon’s successes in conservation - including hosting Africa’s largest population of forest elephants (95,000) - have also led to unforeseen consequences, such as human-wildlife conflict that contributes to food insecurity in rural areas. Indeed, Between 2016 and...

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...

The PIREDD Plateau project in DRC strengthens sustainable forest management and community resilience in the Mai-Ndombe province. With a focus on local governance, technical innovation, and community ownership, the project promotes climate-smart solutions to reduce deforestation, enhance biodiversity conservation and improve livelihoods. It targets the protection of over 94,000 hectares of forest, benefitting more than 23,000 rural households, and aims to inject over $4 million into local economies through payments for environmental services, and improved value chains.