Country:

DRC

Date:

2020

Implementor:

CODELT

Funding Amount:

21,402

Details:

The Operational Guide for the elaboration of Simple Management Plans needed for the process of application, granting, and management/exploitation of Local Community Forest Concessions (CFCL) in DRC was finalized and transmitted to the Minister of Environment. The guide is now signed into Law. The Minister of Environment personally attended the national validation meeting. To date, 75 community forest concessions are already granted covering around 1.2 M ha of forestlands, but none are yet effectively exploited by communities because of the lack of Simple Management Plans (SMPs). These SMPs are complex to elaborate and the Operational Guide will guide communities in their elaboration.

This success also paves the way for the TF project launched in DRC in Sept 2020, and others. The TF project will help secure 300,000 ha of community forestlands by 2023. And the Operational Guide is a key tool for the successful implementation.