FOREST DECLARATION ASSESSMENT Regional Assessment 2022

The report establishes a monitoring tool for forest legality and governance in the Congo Basin, based on Chatham House methodology. It defines 50 indicators categorized into forest goals, sustainable production and development, forest financing, and forest governance. Additionally, it provides a comparative matrix of the legal frameworks, dedicated agencies, and development policies of Cameroon, Gabon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the Republic of the Congo, specifically addressing drivers of deforestation such as commercial agriculture, extractive industries, and small-scale farming.

• The Forest Declaration Assessment framework utilizes 50 indicators divided into four primary themes: forest goals, sustainable production and development, forest financing, and forest governance.
• The assessment framework evaluates the quality and implementation of policies and measures adopted by both public and private stakeholders to achieve specific forest indicators.
• The framework includes specific indicators to monitor the role of Indigenous peoples and local communities, such as their involvement in restoration plans and the security of their land tenure.
• The document identifies a variety of national forestry codes and environmental laws across the four studied countries, including Cameroon's Forestry Code (Law n°94/01), Gabon's Forestry Code (Law n°016/2001), the DRC's Forestry Code (Law n°011/2002), and the Republic of the Congo's Forestry Code (Law 33/2020).
• The countries in the Congo Basin are engaged in the African Forest Landscape Restoration Initiative (AFR100), with the DRC specifically committing to restore 8 million hectares of land by 2030.
• The framework assesses the alignment of national development policies with forest protection, specifically looking at National Determined Contributions (NDCs) and the redirection of 'grey finance' (harmful to forests) toward 'green finance' (mitigation).

APA

Forest Declaration Assessment (2022). FOREST DECLARATION ASSESSMENT Regional Assessment 2022. https://forestdeclaration.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2022RegionalAnnex_ENG.pdf

Chicago

Forest Declaration Assessment. FOREST DECLARATION ASSESSMENT Regional Assessment 2022. 2022. https://forestdeclaration.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2022RegionalAnnex_ENG.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{forestdeclarationassessment2022forest, author = {{Forest Declaration Assessment}}, title = {{FOREST DECLARATION ASSESSMENT Regional Assessment 2022}}, institution = {Forest Declaration Assessment}, year = {2022}, month = nov, url = {https://forestdeclaration.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2022RegionalAnnex_ENG.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }