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Alternative Models and Finance Mechanisms for Sustainable Forest Use in the Democratic Republic of Congo


Monday 17 December 2007
to Tuesday 18 December 2007

Location

Chatham House, London

Type: Fee-paying or special invitation events

Meeting agenda (English) / Meeting agenda (French)

A workshop report and workshop summary report are available:

Chatham House hosted this international meeting to discuss alternative models and finance mechanisms for the sustainable management and conservation of the forests of the Democratic Republic of Congo on 17-18 December 2007.

The meeting was attended by some 100 participants, with representatives of government, international agencies, academia, civil society, conservation organisations and the private sector. Keynote speeches were given by Gareth Thomas, UK Minister for Trade and Development and José Endundo, DRC Minister for Environment, Nature Conservation and Tourism.

A range of models and proposals for the forests of DRC were presented and experiences from other parts of the world shared. The potential benefits and feasibility of the various options were discussed, and the steps required for their future development and piloting.

The meeting was supported by the UK's Department for International Development (DFID), in association with the World Bank, European Commission, Belgian Development Cooperation, the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the German Ministry of Economic and Development Cooperation.

A follow-up meeting is to be held in Kinshasa, DRC, in early 2008.

For further details about this event and related activities please contact Alison Hoare or Muzong Kodi.

Find out more about this project - Developing Innovative Management and Financing Models for the Forests of The Democratic Republic of Congo.

Meeting Presentations

Update from the UK Government
Gareth Thomas, Minister for Trade & Development, Department for International Development, UK

Update from the DRC Government (French)
Abel Léon Kalambayi wa Kabongo, Secrétaire General, Ministry of Environment, DRC

The Forest Sector of the DRC: a Joint Donor Perspective
Eddy Nierynck, Directorate General Development Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Belgium

Roundtable: Project Overview
Alison Hoare, Chatham House, UK

Background Paper: Innovative Models for Forest Management and Financing in the DRC
Muzong Kodi, Chatham House, UK

DRC's Forest Sector, Civil Society Perspective (French)
Theo Gata, CENADEP, DRC

Recent Field Observations in the DRC Forest Sector
Reiner Tegtmeyer, Global Witness, UK

Update from the DRC Government (French)
José Endundo, Minister of Environment, Nature Conservation & Tourism, DRC

Community Forest Management in DRC
Alphonse Muhindo, Réseau CREF, DRC and Simon Counsell, Rainforest Foundation, UK

The Development Impacts of Community Forestry and the Implications of Carbon Financing
Kate Schreckenberg, ODI, UK

How to Support Community Forestry
Duncan Macqueen, IIED, UK

The Potential of PES in DRC
Michael Richards, FRR, UK

Designing Payments for Environmental Services in the Context of Weak Property Rights and Commercial Interests
Charles Palmer, ETH Zurich, Switzerland

DRC Sustainable Forestry: Access to Capital Markets
Simon Petley, EnviroMarket Ltd

Forest Insurance and Monitoring
Phil Cottle, ForestRe, UK

Forests in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Carbon Finance Options
Benoît Bosquet, World Bank
Vincent Kasulu, Ministère de l'Environnement, RDC
Nadine Laporte, Woods Hole Research Centre, USA

Forest Conservation Agreements (French version available here)
Frank Hawkins, Conservation International, USA

Forest Conservation Agreements
Mohammed Bekhechi, World Bank

Linking Global Markets with Pro-poor Forest Polices for Sustainable Forest Management
Stuart Wilson, Forests Monitor, UK

Proposed Endowment Fund for the long-term funding of protected areas in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Brigitte Carr-Dirick, WWF CARPO, Cameroon

French Debt Relief within the framework of Forest and Environment Sector Programmes (FESPs): What are the prospects for DRC?
Christophe Besacier, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Finance