Rural Enterprise incentives through performance-based fiance for FOREST LANDSCAPE RESTORATION AND LOW EMISSIONS DEVELOPEMNT

The proposed programme aims to mitigate 85.942 million tCO2eq by 2030 in three DRC provinces through a public-private partnership model. It focuses on transitioning smallholders from shifting agriculture to sustainable, market-oriented farming and forestry. The project utilizes a performance-based finance (PBF) mechanism where private sector partners provide capital for community enterprises conditional on meeting verified emission reduction targets, while GCF grants fund the necessary public sector capacity building and technical training.

• The programme targets a total mitigation impact of 85.942 million tCO2eq over its lifespan, with a specific reduction potential of 81.2 million Mg CO2e attributed to the combined impacts of private sector and GCF financing.
• Shifting cultivation is identified as the primary driver of deforestation both within the target project zones and across the Democratic Republic of Congo overall.
• The project will implement an innovative performance-based finance (PBF) mechanism where private sector investments in local enterprises are conditional upon the verification of contractually agreed performance targets for reducing net land-based emissions.
• Three specific private sector partners have been identified to lead different operational models: CEMCO for carbon conservation concessions and smallholder cash crops, SOCALCO for sustainable community production forestry for fuelwood and materials, and FERONIA for deforestation-free industrial palm oil production.
• The programme identifies a critical gap in the national forest conservation portfolio, noting that 80% of DRC forests are located outside of formal protected areas.
• The project aims to benefit over 30,000 rural households across 45 communities (15 per province) in Equateur, Mongala, and Tshopo, covering an area exceeding 2 million hectares.
• The total indicative project cost is 58.75 million USD, with 30 million USD requested as a grant from the Green Climate Fund and 28.75 million USD in co-financing.

APA

Green Climate Fund (2019). Rural Enterprise incentives through performance-based fiance for FOREST LANDSCAPE RESTORATION AND LOW EMISSIONS DEVELOPEMNT. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/rural-enterprise-incentives-through-performance-based-fiance-forest-landscape-restoration-and-low.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. Rural Enterprise incentives through performance-based fiance for FOREST LANDSCAPE RESTORATION AND LOW EMISSIONS DEVELOPEMNT. 2019. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/rural-enterprise-incentives-through-performance-based-fiance-forest-landscape-restoration-and-low.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefund2019rural, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{Rural Enterprise incentives through performance-based fiance for FOREST LANDSCAPE RESTORATION AND LOW EMISSIONS DEVELOPEMNT}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2019}, month = nov, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/rural-enterprise-incentives-through-performance-based-fiance-forest-landscape-restoration-and-low.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }