![]() Democratic Republic of the Congo (the)Country Area : 2,344,858 km2Forested Area (1000 ha) : 152,578UN-REDD Programme Partner Country : YesType of UN-REDD Programme Support Received : National Programme, Targeted support, Tier 2FCPF Member : YesActive FCPF Grant Holder: YesReadiness Grant Holder: YesCarbon Fund: YesDRC is located at the heart of the Congo Basin, home to the second largest tropical forest in the world. Aware of the great potential for REDD+ in the country, DRC has forged ahead with both the planning and implementation stages of REDD+ preparedness. The initial DRC National Programme, which helped launch and structure the country’s national REDD+ strategy, became a full National Programme (Readiness Plan) after being approved by the UN-REDD Programme Policy Board in March. DRC’s National Programme document was signed in October and funds were disbursed in November, marking the official launch of the country’s UN-REDD Programme. As DRC’s National Programme is now underway, activities have moved from strategic planning to results, including the completion of key studies, testing of REDD+ pilot projects, training of personnel, knowledge-sharing at a regional level, the completion in-country consultation processes and the launch of the country’s first university curriculum on REDD+. Progress against the Warsaw Framework for REDD+Building on DRC’s results under the National Programme (completed in 2013) and ongoing Tier 2 activities, targeted support has been provided to the country on meeting specific support gaps in 2012-2015. Lately DRC was supported on SIS and a presentation of the country approach to safeguards at COP21, and on the submission to the UNFCCC of National REDD+ Strategy/Action Plan National Forest Monitoring System (NFMS) Forest Reference Emission Level / Forest Reference Level (FREL/FRL) Safeguards and Safeguards Information System (SIS) CBR+
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Total Approved Targeted Support Amount (US$) 1,027,854
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Lead National Institution: CN REDD
Description:
- National Coordination of REDD+ Team enhanced aiming to identify areas of legal reforms for REDD+ implementation.
- Corruption risks in the REDD+ process reduced.
- Gender dimensions and equity assessed and issues identified within the strategic options for REDD+ of potential options for equitable and transparent benefit distribution.
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Lead National Institution: Ministère de l’Environnement et du Développement Durable (MEDD)
Description:
- Maintenance of current satellite monitoring team based at DIAF and running of the monitoring laboratory ensured.
- The web platform hosting the SNSF operationalized.
- The 1990 forest mask completed and change statistics produced.
- The pre-NFI completed and results analyzed and published.
- Existing information on biomass and carbon stocks collected, analyzed and published, and staff capacity enhanced on analysis[1].
- Enhanced capacity on NAI software.
- Enhanced capacity on GHG-I methodologies data archiving and institutional arrangements.
- Relevant MRV data collected and quality controlled for the purpose of the GHG-I.
[1] This also includes support on data sharing provided under the legal preparedness output (Output 2.3).
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Lead National Institution: National REDD+ Coordination (CN-REDD), Ministry of Environment, Nature Conservation and Tourism
Description:
1. T21* report findings validated. 2. The analytical work validated on multiple benefits of REDD+ and conclusion on the integration with the NFMS and SIS. 3. National REDD+ standards revised and validated. 4. Pillars of the national safeguards information system (SIS) identified; 5. DRC safeguards approach presented at COP21. |
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Lead National Institution: Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development
Description:
Construct, develop and submit new FRELs of the DRC to UNFCCC at CoP 21 in Paris, December 2015:
1. Clarify the definition of forest.
2. Determine the regions and areas to be covered in the FREL.
3. Identify activities related to deforestation and historical deforestation rate due to those activities.
4. Centralize and harmonize the data on activities and best emission factors.
5. Study the historic emission factors and establish possible trends.
6. Develop an adjustment plan taking into consideration the anticipated population growth and planned land development.
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