National project

The project, “São Tomé e Príncipe’s Intact Forests — the Obô Natural Parks and Their Buffer Zones: A Treasure to Conserve and Restore,” aims to protect, restore, and sustainably manage the remaining pristine forests within the Obô Natural Parks and their surrounding buffer zones. It focuses on conserving exceptional biodiversity, safeguarding ecosystem services, and enhancing local livelihoods through sustainable practices, thereby preserving São Tomé and Príncipe’s natural heritage for future generations.

This project aims to promote sustainable, community-centered management of forested landscapes in the Grand Kivu and Lake Tele-Tumba regions. Its focus is on empowering local communities and indigenous peoples to manage forest resources sustainably, conserve biodiversity, and enhance livelihoods through integrated landscape management approaches. The project emphasizes participatory governance, ecosystem-based practices, and transboundary cooperation to ensure the long-term health of ecosystems and social well-being. 

This project focuses on enhancing ecological connectivity by scaling up the creation and management of ecological corridors linking protected areas across the Ngotto Forest landscape and the Mbaéré-Bodingué National Park. Its primary goal is to promote landscape-scale conservation, improve biodiversity conservation, and support sustainable land use practices through integrated natural resources management (INRM).

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Focus area: Peatland conservation & ecotourism

The "Developing Biodiversity and Biocarbon Finance Instruments for Conserving Forests in Equatorial Guinea" project aims to establish innovative financial mechanisms that link biodiversity conservation and forest carbon management with improved livelihood opportunities for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs). The project seeks to leverage financial tools and markets to promote sustainable forest use, biodiversity protection, and climate change mitigation while ensuring equitable benefits for IPLCs.

[to facilitate conservation of natural resources, local development, food security and climate change mitigation ]

The "Sustainable Management of the Mayombe, Oubangui, and Maï Ndombe Tropical Forest Landscapes in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)" aims to promote integrated landscape-level conservation and sustainable use of vital forest ecosystems. The project focuses on balancing ecological integrity with social and economic development, addressing climate change mitigation while supporting local livelihoods, food security, and natural resource management.

Integrated Community-based Management of High-Value Forest Ecosystems

The "Forests and Biodiversity Conservation Program in the Central African Republic (CAR) – Integrated Community-based Management of High-Value Forest Ecosystems" aims to conserve biodiversity and ensure sustainable use of critical forest landscapes through community-driven management strategies.

The project "Strengthening Governance and Ecosystem Connectivity for Biodiversity Conservation and Improved Livelihoods in the Dja Landscape" focuses on enhancing governance frameworks and maintaining ecological corridors within the Dja River landscape, a vital transboundary area in Central Africa. Its goal is to conserve biodiversity, strengthen ecosystem connectivity, and promote sustainable livelihoods for local communities.

The project aims to implement integrated landscape management approaches across Cameroon’s forest landscapes within the Congo Basin. Its focus is on balancing conservation, sustainable resource use, and socio-economic development by enhancing landscape governance, promoting sustainable land use, and strengthening the resilience of ecosystems and local communities.

This project seeks to revolutionize governance frameworks in the Lower Ogooué - Lower Nyanga landscape corridor by promoting inclusive, transparent, and sustainable forest and landscape management. It emphasizes strengthening multi-stakeholder participation, improving policy and legal frameworks, and fostering coordinated actions across sectors and jurisdictions.