Quelques organisations de la société civile alertent les autorités congolaises sur la violation des droits des défenseurs environnementaux et fonciers. Le CODELT (Conseil pour la Défense Environnementale par la légalité et la Traçabilité) et AAP (Action et Aide pour la Paix), ont fait le point sur…
In their quest to bolster economies battered by the pandemic, governments in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and elsewhere have set aside social and environmental safeguards in favor of destructive development projects that are harming Indigenous communities and the forests they care for,…
PARIS (AFP) — Governments worldwide are using the Covid-19 pandemic to push through destructive development projects and roll back protections of indigenous groups, according to a global report on deforestation and rule of law released Thursday.
An assessment by the Forest People’s Programme of…
Le Projet de développement agricole intégré dans la région des Grands Lacs est une opération de portée régionale à laquelle participent la République démocratique du Congo (RDC) et le Burundi. En RDC, où son budget total s’élève à 150 millions de dollars, le projet vise à créer des opportunités…
In the forests of the Congo Basin, rising temperatures and erratic rainfall are adversely affecting wildlife resources. The availability of edible mushrooms and caterpillars has fallen by about 80%. This is according to a study published on 5 January 2021 by the Centre for International Forestry…
The Congo Basin contains the world's second-largest rainforest, crucial for regulating the world's climate. Inside it, a plan to halt the forest's decline is bearing fruit.
With a gentle tug of his left hand, Patrick Wasa-Nziabo eases dozens of kernels from a sun-dried cob and into a large…
Lawyer extols value of traditional knowledge and tenure systems
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is a vast country about two thirds the size of Europe. More than half of its territory is forested, much of it inhabited by local and Indigenous communities whose tenure rights are not properly…
The pandemic, conflict and other health crises have hit livelihoods and food security dramatically, a UN report warns
Nearly 22 million people face "crisis-level or worse" food insecurity in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) due to conflict and the Covid-19 pandemic, an arm of the United…
En République démocratique du Congo, l’accaparement des terres reste l’une des causes de conflits fonciers entre les communautés elles-mêmes et parfois entre les communautés et les industriels qui y exploitent. Ces conflits latents finissent souvent par dégénérer. Dans le secteur de Dwali,…
Coordination, data and inclusivity key to move ahead, says study
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) embraced REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation) a decade ago, becoming an early adopter of the initiative in the region. However, the country’s rate of emissions from…
A l’occasion d’une cérémonie organisée ce jeudi 12 novembre 2020 à l’Hôtel du Fleuve, le Ministre des Affaires Foncières a signé un protocole d’accord avec Groupe Turque Harmiad dans le cadre du Plan de relance du projet de numérisation du Cadastre et de sécurisation des titres fonciers et…
From 9-12 November 2020, 450 finance institutions from around the world will gather(link is external) for the first international meeting of public development banks, dubbed the “Finance in Common” summit, hosted by the French government. The institutions, which range from the World Bank to the…