The Congo Basin Landscapes Initiative includes the GEF-funded Congo Forest Integrated Programme and the IKI-funded Congo Basin Peatlands Project.
GEF-funded Congo Forest Integrated Programme
The GEF-funded Congo Forest Integrated Programme consists of two sequential initiatives, the GEF-7 Congo Basin Impact Programme (2021-2026) and the GEF-8 Congo Critical Forest Biome Integrated Programme (2025-2030). Together, these programmes represent an investment of approximately $100 million from the GEF. The Congo Forest Integrated Programme supports forest conservation and sustainable management through a regional landscape approach that addresses deforestation and forest degradation. It promotes regional dialogue and collaboration while mobilizing climate finance to expand conservation efforts throughout the Congo Basin.
IKI-funded Congo Basin Peatlands Project
Supported both by IKI and GEF, UNEP is also working with partners and stakeholders to preserve and sustainably manage the Congo Basin Peatlands, the largest tropical peatlands ecosystem of the planet. From 2022-2027, IKI is investing nearly 15 million EUR in the project “Securing crucial biodiversity, carbon and water stores in the Congo Basin Peatlands by enabling evidence based decision making and good governance”. This project advances peatlands conservation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of Congo.