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Transforming Sustainable Commodity Production in the Congo Basin
Value Chains Based on Science and Best Practices
In the heart of Central Africa, where over 2.8 million square kilometers of forests store an estimated 30 gigatons of carbon and support more than 130 million people, the GEF-funded and UNEP-led Congo Forest Integrated Programme (IP) is achieving transformation.
Innovation through Partnership
Indigenous Knowledge and Youth Leadership take center stage at Inaugural Congo Basin Voices Webinar Series
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From Kribi to Action: How South-South Cooperation is Catalyzing Africa's Expanded Forest Conservation Partnership
The landmark 2025 Annual Conference of the GEF-funded Critical Forests Integrated Programmes in the Congo Basin and the Guinean Forest Regions held in June in Kribi, Cameroon has set the stage for an ambitious new chapter in African forest conservation. The Conference saw the launch of the GEF-8 Congo Forest Integrated Programme and the GEF-8 Guinean Forest Integrated Programme, which adopt an expanded approach under the Amazon and Congo Critical Forest Biomess Integrated Programmes (IPs).
Representatives from Cameroon, CAR, Republic of Congo, and Gabon Propose Five-Phase Roadmap to Combat Transboundary Environmental Crime Through Regional Eco-Security Cooperation
The illegal exploitation of natural resources by international criminal networks, exacerbated by climate change which drives habitat loss and forces communities into illegal activities for survival, undermines Central Africa's stability, economy, biodiversity, and peace. The region's rich primary forests and exceptional biodiversity make it especially vulnerable to these challenges. Combating environmental crime, particularly in transboundary areas, requires a coordinated, innovative, and sustainable regional response.
From Villages to Ministries: How Participatory Land Use Planning is Transforming Congo Basin Conservation
The most effective conservation strategies emerge when traditional knowledge meets modern planning systems, supported by targeted capacity building. This principle is being demonstrated across multiple countries in the Congo Basin, transforming conservation practice in the Republic of Congo's Lac Télé landscape, to participatory land use planning covering over 1.2 million hectares in Cameroon and transboundary conservation efforts spanning Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, and Gabon.
A New Model for Landscape Governance
La conférence de Kribi catalyse la dynamique Sud-Sud en faveur des forêts vitales d'Afrique
Kribi, Cameroun, 20 juin 2025 - Un forum régional sur la conservation des forêts, le premier du genre, s'est achevé aujourd'hui à Kribi, au Cameroun, traçant une nouvelle voie pour la coopération Sud-Sud dans les régions forestières les plus critiques d'Afrique.
Kribi Conference Catalyzes South-South Momentum for Africa’s Vital Forests
Kribi, Cameroon, 20 June 2025 — A first-of-its-kind regional forum on forest conservation wrapped up today in Kribi, Cameroon, charting a new course for South-South cooperation across Africa’s most critical forest regions.
UNEP representatives attend GEF expert workshop on the critical forest biomes to establish a framework for learning and knowledge sharing
UNEP’s Congo Basin Sustainable Landscapes Programme (CBSL) is leading the GEF-7 Congo Basin Impact Programme and the upcoming GEF-8 Congo Critical Forest Biomes Integrated Programme (CFB IP) in six central Africa countries.
Un coup de pouce de 586 millions de dollars pour sauver les poumons de l'Afrique : Lancement d'initiatives majeures pour protéger les forêts du bassin du Congo et de la Guinée Kribi, Cameroun, 17 juin 2025 - Aujourd'hui marque le lancement du Programme In
Kribi, Cameroun, 17 juin 2025 - Aujourd'hui marque le lancement du Programme Intégré (PI) des Forêts du Bassin du Congo et du PI des Forêts Guinéennes, tous deux soutenus par le Fonds pour l'Environnement Mondial (GEF) et dirigés respectivement par le Programme des Nations Unies pour l'Environnement (PNUE) et Conservation International (CI).
$586 Million Boost to Save Africa’s Lungs: Major Initiatives Launched to Protect Congo & Guinean Forests
Kribi, Cameroon, 17 June 2025 — Today marks the launch of the Congo Forest Integrated Programme (IP) and Guinean Forests IP, both supported by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and led respectively by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Conservation International (CI).