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The final report of the project is now available in both French and English.

Developing Community Forestry

  • Developing Community Forestry in the Democratic Republic of Congo (English)
  • Développement de la foresterie communautaire en République démocratique du Congo (French)

    • National Forums: executive summaries

    The aim of the National Forums is to discuss the various concepts and approaches related to local community forests in order to contribute to the development of appropriate legislation within DRC. These Forums, which take place in Kinshasa, provide a platform where experts, practitioners and researchers can discuss and analyse technical and legal concepts and ideas related to community forestry.

    Forum 1: Concepts related to community forests

    23rd - 24th June 2009
  • Executive summary (English)
  • Note executive (French)

    • Forum 2: Artisanal logging

    13th - 14th July 2009
  • Executive summary (English)
  • Note executive (French)

    • Forum 3: Community conservation

    21st – 22nd August 2009
  • Executive summary (English)
  • Note executive (French)

    • Forum 4: Community exploitation of forests: the extent and content of rights, perogatives and responsibilities

    21st – 22nd September 2009
  • Executive summary (English)
  • Note executive (French)

    • Forum 5: Free, prior and informed consent

    19th – 20th October 2009
  • Executive summary (English)
  • Note executive (French)

    • Forum 6: Participative mapping

    14th – 15th December 2009
  • Executive summary (English)
  • Note executive (French)

    • Forum 7: REDD and the carbon market

    14th – 15th January 2010
  • Executive summary (English)
  • Note executive (French)

    • Forum 8: Decentralisation

    25th – 26th February 2010
  • Executive summary (English)
  • Note executive (French)

    • Forum 9: Indigenous peoples and conflict resolution

    18th – 19th March 2010
  • Executive summary (English)
  • Note executive (French)

    • Provincial and Local Forums: meeting reports

    The Provincial and Local Forums take place at the provincial and territorial levels respectively. Their aim is to provide a broad platform to discuss the findings of the dialogues being undertaken with communities as part of this project, and to enable further elaboration of the issues under consideration. Participants include members of parliament, the provincial government and territorial authorities, representatives of civil society, customary chiefs and other stakeholders.

    Provincial Forum, Matadi, Bas Congo

    29th - 30th September 2009
  • Summary report (English)
  • Note de synthèse (French)

    • Provincial Forum, Kisangani, Orientale

    12th - 13th November 2009
  • Summary report (English)
  • Note de synthèse (French)

    • Provincial Forum, Mbandaka, Equateur

    21st - 22nd January 2010
  • Summary report (English)
  • Note de synthèse (French)

    • Provincial Forum, Kisangani, Orientale

    3rd - 5th May 2010
  • Summary report (English)
  • Note de synthèse (français)

    • Provincial Forum, Mbandaka, Equateur

    13rd - 14th May 2010
  • Summary report (English)
  • Note de synthèse (français)

    • Local Forum, Tshela, Bas Congo

    8th - 9th September 2009
  • Summary report (English)
  • Note de synthèse (French)

    • Local Forum, Ituri, Orientale

    27th - 28th September 2009
  • Summary report (English)
  • Note de synthèse (French)

    • Local Forum, Basankusu, Equateur

    27th - 28th October 2009
  • Summary report (English)
  • Note de synthèse (French)

    • Local Forum, Befale, Equateur

    13th - 14th January 2010
  • Summary report (English)
  • Note de synthèse (French)

    • Local Forum, Bongandanga, Equateur

    22nd - 23rd February 2010
  • Summary report (English)
  • Note de synthèse (French)

    • Local Forum, Mambasa, Orientale

    26th - 27th March 2010
  • Summary report (English)
  • Note de synthèse (French)

    • Local Forum, Tshela, Bas Congo

    29th - 30th March 2010
  • Summary report (English)
  • Note de synthèse (French)

    • Other documents

  • Forests and Community Control: Official Processes that Permit Formal Recognition of Community Management and Rights, and their Relevance to the Democratic Republic of Congo . By Cath Long, IIED, November 2010 (English, voir en dessous pour la version française)
  • Forets et gestion communautaire : processus permettant la reconnaissance officielle des droits et de la gestion communautaires, et pertinence pour la République Démocratique du Congo. Par Cath Long, IIED, November 2010 (French, see above for the English version)
  • Economic Analysis of Artisanal Forest Exploitation in Orientale Province, Democratic Republic of Congo: A Brief Assessment. By Guillaume Lescuyer (CIRAD & CIFOR), May 2010 (English, voir en dessous pour la version française)
  • Analyse économique de l’exploitation forestière artisanale dans la province orientale de la RDC : diagnostic succinct. Par Guillaume Lescuyer (CIRAD & CIFOR). Mai 2010. French, (see above for the English version)
  • Community-based forest management in the Democratic Republic of Congo: a fairytale or a viable REDD strategy? By Alison Hoare, Forests Monitor, January 2010 (English)
  • Gestion communautaire des forêts en République démocratique du Congo : conte de fées ou véritable stratégie REDD? Par Alison Hoare, Forests Monitor, janvier 2010 (French)
  • Mid-term project report Forests Monitor, November 2009 (English)
  • Rapport intérimaire Forests Monitor, November 2009 (French)
  • Project launch press release February 2009 (English)
  • Memorandum of Understanding between Forests Monitor and the DRC Government January 2009 (French)
  • Connecting Community Forests in DRC: Some initial ideas by Hazel Rogers, Forests Monitor, October 2008 (English)

    • The project is funded by Congo Basin Forest Fund (CBFF) start-up resources, provided by the UK Department for International Development.





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