Advancing Implementation and Finance for Congo Basin Conservation

Date Awarded 12/2021 Amount Granted $40M Program Conserving & Restoring Nature Partners Wildlife Conservation Society Countries Congo and Democratic Republic of Congo This projectwill be devoted to four key pillars with a focus on the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Republic of Congo, that cover more than 75% of the Basin’s forests. These pillars focus on strengthening management effectiveness of protected areas and other conserved areas, identifying additional high integrity forests for conservation as both community managed lands or protected areas, supporting the delivery of strategic national 30x30 implementation processes and financing plans, and supporting the development of a Technical and Financing Facility to accompany IPLCs in securing forest tenure and strengthening local forest governance.