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Report on Development and Climate Change Scenarios for the Lac Télé-Lac Tumba Landscape

The "Report on Development and Climate Change Scenarios for the Congo Basin Peatlands" provides a comprehensive analysis of how land use changes and climate variability may impact this vital ecosystem. Developed by UNEP, the report presents a hydrological and carbon modeling framework called the Hydrological Decision Support System (HDSS), designed to guide sustainable peatland management.

GEF-8 Dja Landscape Project Launches Community Forest Initiative Led by Women

Mouloundou, Dja Landscape, Cameroon – January 2026

The GEF-8 Dja Landscape Project has taken a major step toward community-led conservation with the launch of a medicinal plant garden in Dioula village. 

This initiative marks the first milestone in establishing a community forest that will secure Indigenous Peoples’ rights while promoting sustainable forest management across nearly 4 million hectares of the Dja Landscape.

Global Forum for the GEF Integrated Programs 2026

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integrated land management
biodiversity and protected areas
wildlife protection
Integrated programs

Theme :  Integrated Approach Programming in the GEF: From Design to Impact

The Congo Basin is one of the world's largest tropical forests, vital for biodiversity, climate regulation, and local livelihoods. The UNEP Congo Basin Landscapes Initiative aims to showcase integrated landscape management efforts through innovative multimedia storytelling. This event facilitates knowledge exchange, highlights project impacts, and strengthens regional and global collaboration to address deforestation, peatland conservation, and climate resilience.

Inclusive Landscape Governance dream gets a Tick in Mintom

SINCE ITS OFFICIAL LAUNCH IN SEPTEMBER 2025, THE GEF8 LANDSCAPE PROJECT HAS ENGAGED THROUGH ITS PARTNERS TO ROLL OUT ACTIVITIES ON THE GROUND.

Mintom, Cameroon – December 2025 Environment Conservation for Public Health (ECO-ph) has completed the first phase of community mobilization under the GEF-8 Dja Landscape Project, successfully engaging six villages and stakeholders across the Mintom Commune to prepare for the creation o

Inclusive Landscape Governance dream gets a Tick in Mintom

Since its official launch in September 2025, the GEF8 Landscape project has engaged through its partners to roll out activities on the ground.

Mintom, Cameroon – December 2025 Environment Conservation for Public Health (ECO-ph) has completed the first phase of community mobilization under the GEF-8 Dja Landscape Project, successfully engaging six villages and stakeholders across the Mintom Commune to prepare f

Strengthening community voices: new partnerships to transform local governance in cameroon's Dja landscape

Across Cameroon's Dja landscape, a critical biodiversity corridor spanning four million hectares, local communities, Indigenous Peoples, and municipal authorities have long faced significant governance challenges that threatened both conservation goals and community rights. Fragmented decision-making processes, limited representation of marginalized groups in land-use planning, and weak coordination between traditional and formal governance systems have created obstacles to sustainable development.

Dja Landscape Project Launches New Grievance and Redress Mechanism to Strengthen Community Rights in the Congo Basin

Indigenous peoples and local communities in the Dja Landscape are gaining a stronger voice in conservation efforts with the launch of a new Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM) under the GEF-8 Dja Landscape Project (Cameroon). The mechanism aims to ensure that community rights are protected and that concerns related to project activities are addressed promptly and transparently.

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