Publications: Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

The considerable threats faced by the forests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo continue to draw global attention because of the crucial role these large forests play in regulating the global climate. Estimates indicate that the forests of the Congo Basin as a whole capture and store about 10 to 30 billion tons of carbon, an increasingly significant ecosystem service in light of concerns about climate change. In recent years, projects aimed at the reduction of emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) have been developed to provide financial incentives based on performance to the owners of large areas of forests in order to reduce the loss of forests and promote the improvement of carbon stocks through conservation and tree planting.

Berhubungan saat ini banyak badan internasional memakai dan memperbarui kebijakan sosial dan lingkungan mereka, edisi khusus Laporan Berkala Elektronik Forest Peoples Programme kali ini meninjau berbagai pengalaman dari komunitas dan masyarakat sipil dengan kebijakan perlindungan berbagai lembaga keuangan internasional. 

Alors que de nombreuses institutions internationales adoptent et mettent à jour leurs politiques sociales et environnementales, cette édition spéciale du bulletin d’information du Forest Peoples Programme examine les expériences des communautés et de la société civile en matière de politiques de sauvegarde de différentes institutions financières internationales. 

Sahabat-sahabat tercinta,

Saat seseorang mengatakan bahwa suatu solusi gagal karena ‘kurangnya kemauan politik’, saya secara otomatis langsung bertanya pada diri sendiri: kemauan politik siapa dan kepentingan-kepentingan apa yang mendorong hal sebaliknya?