The new forest will create a carbon sink that will sequester more than 10 million tons of CO2 over 20 years, to be certified in accordance with the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS). The project, financed by Total Energies, includes agroforestry practices developed with the local communities for agricultural production and sustainable wood energy. By 2040, responsible management through selective cutting (treatment of forests which aims to imitate nature by mixing together several species of different age) will promote the natural regeneration of local species and provide Brazzaville and Kinshasa with lumber and plywood.
Batéké, Congo
Savannas and gallery forests
55 000 ha
Acacia, cassava
SPF2B aims to develop a local economic fabric with many Congolese players and aims to play an important role in the management of forest plantations, of which Congo was one of the pioneers in Africa.
Republic of the Congo, Batéké plateaus
Grassy savannah
10,000 ha
Acacia, Manioc, Oil Palm, Avocado, Eucalyptus
Republic of the Congo, along the coast
Grassy savannah
37,000 ha
Eucalyptus
Central African Republic, near Bangui
Grassy savannah
1,000 ha
Acacia, cassava, teck
The PIREDD Maï-Ndombe Project aims to improve the living conditions of rural populations through activities allowing to promote improved management of forest landscapes and reduce gas emission from deforestation and forest degradation.
Funding : CAFI via FONAREDD, UC-PIF and World Bank
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Maï-Ndombe
Grassy savannah
1,100 ha
Acacia, cassava, oil palm, chili pepper