FOREST DECLARATION ASSESSMENT

The Forest Declaration Assessment provides a structured monitoring tool for the Congo Basin, utilizing 50 indicators across four themes: forest goals, sustainable production and development, forest finance, and forest governance. The framework evaluates the quality and implementation of policies adopted by public and private stakeholders. Additionally, the document provides a detailed comparative annex of the existing forest laws, coordinating entities, and strategic policies in Cameroon, Gabon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the Republic of the Congo.

• The assessment framework is based on the Chatham House methodology for monitoring forest legality and governance and tracks 50 indicators across four primary themes: forest goals, sustainable production and development, forest finance, and forest governance.
• Under the 'Forest Goals' theme, the framework monitors national deforestation rates, the loss of intact forest cover, ecological integrity, and high-level commitments aligned with 2030 global goals, as well as public and private financing for forest landscape restoration (FLR).
• The 'Sustainable Production and Development' theme assesses the alignment of national development policies with forest protection, the use of certification systems to combat agricultural deforestation, and the impact of extractive industries and infrastructure on forests through risk assessments and mitigation hierarchies.
• The 'Forest Finance' theme distinguishes between 'green finance' (mitigation and conservation) and 'grey finance' (activities potentially harmful to forests), evaluating plans to redirect public and private financial flows toward sustainable forest management and the support of indigenous peoples and local communities.
• The 'Forest Governance' theme evaluates the existence of high-level governmental mechanisms, legal frameworks for forest protection, gender integration, and the legal rights of citizens to access forest information and justice.
• The document lists specific national forest codes and strategic laws for four countries: Cameroon (Loi n°94/01), Gabon (Loi n°016/2001), Democratic Republic of the Congo (Loi n°011/2002), and Republic of the Congo (Loi n°33/2020).
• The countries in the Congo Basin have varying definitions of 'forest'; Gabon defines it as land over 1 hectare, while the DRC and Republic of the Congo use a threshold of 0.5 hectares with specific tree height and canopy cover requirements.

APA

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

Chicago

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

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

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