Programmes approved by the National REDD+ Fund

last updated : 6 December 2019

To date the Steering Committee of the National REDD+ Fund has approved sixteen programmes, together totalling over US$ 140 millions in approved funding since the capitalisation of the National REDD+ Fund by CAFI.

Of these, US$ 113 millions (not counting parallel contribution) are part of a first, unconditional tranche while the remainder is conditionned to programme performance and the evaluation of the milestones of the Letter of Intent. The independent verification of these milestones took place from May to October 2019.

These programmes support the launch of key needed reforms on agriculture, land-use planning and related national land use scheme, energy, family planning, forests and a tenure policy to better secure tenure in the rural sector.

Approved programmes will also enhance existing actions at the provincial and territorial level in high deforestation REDD+ areas (Mai Ndombé, ex-Orientale, Sud Ubangui, Equateur, Kwilu and Mongala) where local communities and territorial entities will be supported to sustainably manage and use resources.

Two programmes target civil society and indigenous peoples, and a cross-cutting programme will help the country finalize its national forest monitoring system.

These programmes, supported by the World Bank, UNDP, FAO and UN-Habitat were appproved following formal calls for proposals, two independent evaluations, and technical reviews by the Technical Comittee.

Details of these programmes are found below :

	Programme	Expected results	Amount (US$)	Reports and products	Implementing organization
01	Maï - Ndombé Integrated programme Programme document (French)	Living conditions and incomes improved by 20%, especially those of farmers, while ensuring the sustainable management of resources and land Sustainable rural development promoted by increasing agricultural productivity through improved practices, developing perennial crops and strengthening local governance around a holistic vision centered on land use planning and Deforestation and forest degradation stabilized in the former Maï-Ndombé District	30 millions (two tranches : 20+10) More financial information	FONAREDD page 2018 Annual report	World Bank
02	Finalization and operationalization of the National Forest Monitoring System Programme document (French)	Monitoring of the changes in forest cover Proactive monitoring of major deforestation events Meet UNFCCC criteria to allow access to results-based payments related to reduction in deforestation	10 millions (two tranches : 9+1) More financial information	FONAREDD web page 2018 report on major deforestation alerts	FAO
03	Support to Civil society Programme document (French) Addendum	GTCR-R fully fonctional (national coordination and governance and oversight bodies) Organisation expanded and new partnerships sought Active provincial and territorial coordination, especially for REDD+ intervention areas Training programmes implemented	Initial allocation: 2 millions (single tranche) Addendum 2018: 1 million More financial information	FONAREDD web page 2018 Annual report	UNDP
04	Sustainable management of forests by Indigenous Peoples (Pygmees) Programme document (French)	Develop national capacity to : Identify models of sustainable natural ressource management by Indigenous peoples Experiment these models in order to disseminate them more widely	2 millions (1 tranche) More financial information	FONAREDD programme page 2018 Annual report	World Bank
05	Integrated REDD+ programme for the provinces of Tshopo, Ituri et Bas Uele (Oriental) Programme document (French) Presentation (French)	Natural resource governance is improved in target areas Impact on forests of of economic activities and demographic dynamics is reduced in target areas	33 millions (two tranches : 20+13) More financial information	FONAREDD programme page 2018 Annual report	UNDP
06	Integrated REDD+ programme for the province of Sud Ubangi Programme document (French) Presentation (French)	Management capacity strengthened Support agricultural development that respects management plans and promote sustainable crops Strengthen technical capacities of decentralized authorities	7 millions (in two tranches : 4 + 3) More financial information	FONAREDD page 2018 Annual report	World Bank
07	Support to land use planning reform Programme document (French) Presentation (French) Addendum	Land use planning policy developped and regulatory and legal framework strengthened to coordinate sectoral and territorial policies resolve land conflicts and promote a balanced land use development Strengthen capacity for dialogue and negotiations of stakeholders, primarily MATUH, CONARAT and their regional units as well as territorial entities Ensure that social and environmental safeguards are taken into account in land use planning	Initial allocation: 4 millions (in two tranches : 3 + 1) Addendum 2018: 4 millions (in two tranches : 2+2) More financial information	FONAREDD page 2018 Annual report	UNDP
08	Support to tenure reform Programme document (French) Presentation (French) Addendum	Strengthen CONAREF to prepare and implement tenure reform Support communities to elaborate methodological guidance to strengthen cadastres, and captalize on lessons learned in pilots (conflict resolution and harmonization of secure tenure) to feed into the tenure policy document Tenure policy document and asociated legal text elaborated in a participative manner	Initial allocation : 3 millions (one tranche) Addendum 2018 : 4 millions (in two tranches : 2+2) More financial information	FONAREDD page 2018 Annual report	UN-Habitat
09	Integrated programme for Kwilu Programme document (French)	Carbon sequestration and avoided deforestation (223,000 tons of CO2) through promoting agroforestry (5000 ha) Improved livelihoods (improved median revenue of supported farmers by 10%)	4 millions (in two tranches : 3.2 + 0.8) More financial information	FONAREDD page 2018 Annual report	JICA
10	Integrated Programme for Equateur province Programme document (in French)	support sedentarization of agriculture in savannahs and fallow lands, using PES and improved crops 3000 ha of wood energy plantation and 7000 ha under natural regeneration 10,000 households adopt improved cookstoves 480,000 ha of community forestry supported increase contraceptive prevalence in 10% of targeted communities	CAFI funding : 6.16 millions (in two tranches : 4.4 + 1.76) Co-financing from Sweden: 3.84 millions	FONAREDD page	FAO
11	Sustainable Management of Agriculture		3 millions (in one tranche) More financial information	FONAREDD web page	FAO
12	Sustainable use and substitution to wood energy Programme document (French) Presentation	Read the 2018 Annual report (please note that programme was approved in November 2018)	15 millions (in two tranches : 9 + 6) More financial information	FONAREDD web page	UNDP and UNCDF (United Nations Capital Development Fund)
13	Integrated programme for Mongala province Programme Document (French)		7 millions (in two tranches : 4 + 3) More financial information		ENABEL (Belgian Development Agency)
14	Scaling up family planning Programme Document (French)		33 millions : - CAFI funding : 8 millions in two tranches (5 + 3) - Norway : 25 millions More financial information		UNFPA and UNOPS
15	Savannahs and degraded forests Programme Document (French)		15 millions (in two tranches : 8 + 7 )		AFD
16	Sustainable management of Forests Programme Document (French)		12 millions from CAFI (in two tranches: 6 +6) 4 millions from AFD		AFD