Category: Environment
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Short film celebrates community forest titles in DRC
On February 11, 2019 – The legal rights to manage local forests, recently awarded to communities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), have the potential to improve lives and protect the country’s block of equatorial rainforest, according to a new film from the Rainforest Foundation UK. “Our forest has lots of natural resources, and…
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Mozambique & DRC sign landmark deals with World Bank to Cut Carbon Emissions and Reduce Deforestation
February 12, 2019 — Mozambique and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) – two African countries with globally significant forest resources – have signed landmark agreements with the World Bank that reward community efforts to reduce carbon emissions by tackling deforestation and forest degradation. Mozambique signed an Emission Reductions Payment Agreement (ERPA) on February 1, unlocking…