‘The DRC is putting in place legal instruments and institutional arrangements to consolidate its place in this market, while remaining open to partnerships in accordance with the Paris Agreement and its domestic laws’, he said.

In his speech, Tshisekedi also emphasised the urgent need to recognise the link between climate change, environmental degradation and security. He called on the Security Council to establish international mechanisms to include these issues in their discussions. ‘Awareness of the challenges posed by climate instability and the depletion of natural resources, which are often at the root of armed conflicts, underlines the urgent need for action,’ added the Congolese president.

With 152 million hectares of forest covering 67% of the national territory, the DRC has immense potential for carbon credits, particularly in terms of avoided deforestation. The DRC is home to 8% of the world’s forest carbon and is a key player in the fight against global warming. The government has adopted regulations to structure this market. The first is Ordinance-Law No. 23/007 of 03 March 2023 amending and supplementing Law No. 11/009 of 09 July 2011 on the fundamental principles of environmental protection. There is also Decree No. 23/22 of 14 June 2023 on the creation, organisation and operation of a public institution called the Carbon Market Regulatory Authority in the DRC, as well as the interministerial order of September 2023 of the Ministries of the Environment and Finance on the sharing of the portion of the benefits of carbon credits that should accrue to the Congolese State.

Last year, President Tshisekedi called for a fair price for carbon credits in order to support African countries that contribute to forest conservation. ‘It is incomprehensible that companies and governments are investing billions in artificial carbon capture technologies at USD 400 per tonne, when they are devoting just USD 5 per tonne to the conservation of tropical forests’, he had already stressed at a mini-summit in 2023. Tshisekedi also reaffirmed the DRC’s ambition to set aside 15% of its territory, i.e. 323,623 km², for biodiversity conservation by 2030. This includes the creation of 70 million hectares of conservation areas, 30 million of which will be dedicated to community conservation.

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In collaboration with the organisations Graine de vie and FANYATU, the association has launched an ambitious reforestation project.

At the instigation of Sendova Simba, Chairman of the LJIDC Board of Directors, the Association has set up a network of nurseries at the Kihumba, Kisheke and Kibanda sites. The aim is clear: to produce more than 50,000 seedlings to replant the Idjwi lands.

These nurseries are more than just places to grow plants: they are home to a diversity of species carefully selected for their benefits. These include fertiliser trees to enrich the soil and promote sustainable agriculture, agroforestry trees to restore degraded forests and create balanced ecosystems, and fruit trees to reduce Idjwi’s dependence on imports and stimulate the local economy.

A commitment to future generations

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Under the impetus of Rector Avlessi and with the support of the Rectorate’s sanitation department, the administrative staff union and the students and teachers of the Institut du Cadre de Vie (ICAV), more than 400 seedlings were planted on the production and experimentation site of the Faculty of Agronomic Sciences of the University of Abomey-Calavi, at Sèdjè Dénou in the Commune of Zè.

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