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Forestry conservation projects face chop in DRC after govt committee reassesses concession contracts

Published 01:30 on March 8, 2024 / Last updated at 11:26 on March 8, 2024 / / International, Nature-based Carbon (Forestry), Voluntary (VCM Governance), Africa

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A number of forestry conservation schemes in the Democratic Republic of Congo, including a Verra-approved REDD+ avoided deforestation project that has sold some 1.3 million voluntary offsets to date, are in line for the chop after a senior government committee recommended that their concession contracts be cancelled for breaking the law.
A number of forestry conservation schemes in the Democratic Republic of Congo, including a Verra-approved REDD+ avoided deforestation project that has sold some 1.3 million voluntary offsets to date, are in line for the chop after a senior government committee recommended that their concession contracts be cancelled for breaking the law.


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