Democratic Republic of Congo - Isangi Geographically-Integrated REDD Pilot Project

The Isangi Geographically-Integrated Pilot Project (IGIRPP) concerns a fairly new field - Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD), a sector with few operations in the Bank’s portfolio. The project also comprises innovative aspects which include: the establishment of income-generating activities as alternatives to logging; reforestation with short-cycle species that are quickly usable; and launching of REDD dynamics at the Isangi territory level, which will help to consolidate the REDD process and/or strategy at the national level. The project will contribute to achieving CBFF objectives by reducing the rate of deforestation and poverty in the DRC. Its "pilot" nature stems not only from its relatively small size and short duration, but also and above all from the fact that it aims to test assumptions designed in the form of activities on the ground, with a view to mapping out a REDD approach at the national level. The project has four components: (A) Forest Management and Sustainable Practices; (B) Livelihoods and economic development; (C) Ecological and socio-economic monitoring and reference data and; (D) Project management. It will be implemented in three years and its total cost is estimated at EUR 2,298,215, the entire funding of which is requested from CBFF.