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.
[through an inclusive Landscape-scale approach, effective land use planning and promotion of local governance}
This project aims to consolidate and expand successful practices and lessons learned from previous interventions in the Monte Alen and Rio Campo landscapes. It focuses on implementing an inclusive, landscape-scale management approach that emphasizes effective Land Use Planning (LUP) and strengthening local governance to foster sustainable, equitable management of forest and biodiversity resources.
Focus area: Maiombe forest ecosystem conservation
The GEF-8 Congo Critical Forest Biome Integrated Programme (2025–2032) builds on GEF-7 components and coordinates with regional and country-level efforts to conserve the Congo Basin’s forests and biodiversity. It focuses on protecting primary tropical forests, reducing deforestation and forest degradation, and promoting sustainable forest management through a regional landscape approach.
This initiative promotes regional cooperation to conserve vital forests, protect biodiversity, and support local communities across the Congo Basin. Through policy strengthening, landscape-based approaches, innovative financing, and community empowerment, the project aims to foster sustainable land use, improve ecosystem health, and ensure long-term social and environmental resilience in this critical region.
The GEF-funded Congo Forest Integrated Programme consists of two sequential initiatives, the GEF-7 Congo Basin Impact Programme (2021-2027) and the