República Democrática do Congo
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18 Fevereiro 2021
In their quest to bolster economies battered by the pandemic, governments in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and elsewhere have set aside social and environmental safeguards in favor of destructive development projects that are harming Indigenous communities and the forests they care for,…
18 Fevereiro 2021
PARIS (AFP) — Governments worldwide are using the Covid-19 pandemic to push through destructive development projects and roll back protections of indigenous groups, according to a global report on deforestation and rule of law released Thursday.
An assessment by the Forest People’s Programme of…
19 Janeiro 2021
Le Projet de développement agricole intégré dans la région des Grands Lacs est une opération de portée régionale à laquelle participent la République démocratique du Congo (RDC) et le Burundi. En RDC, où son budget total s’élève à 150 millions de dollars, le projet vise à créer des opportunités…
12 Janeiro 2021
In the forests of the Congo Basin, rising temperatures and erratic rainfall are adversely affecting wildlife resources. The availability of edible mushrooms and caterpillars has fallen by about 80%. This is according to a study published on 5 January 2021 by the Centre for International Forestry…
8 Janeiro 2021
The Congo Basin contains the world's second-largest rainforest, crucial for regulating the world's climate. Inside it, a plan to halt the forest's decline is bearing fruit.
With a gentle tug of his left hand, Patrick Wasa-Nziabo eases dozens of kernels from a sun-dried cob and into a large…
24 Dezembro 2020
Lawyer extols value of traditional knowledge and tenure systems
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is a vast country about two thirds the size of Europe. More than half of its territory is forested, much of it inhabited by local and Indigenous communities whose tenure rights are not properly…
4 Dezembro 2020
The pandemic, conflict and other health crises have hit livelihoods and food security dramatically, a UN report warns
Nearly 22 million people face "crisis-level or worse" food insecurity in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) due to conflict and the Covid-19 pandemic, an arm of the United…
19 Novembro 2020
En République démocratique du Congo, l’accaparement des terres reste l’une des causes de conflits fonciers entre les communautés elles-mêmes et parfois entre les communautés et les industriels qui y exploitent. Ces conflits latents finissent souvent par dégénérer. Dans le secteur de Dwali,…
16 Novembro 2020
Coordination, data and inclusivity key to move ahead, says study
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) embraced REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation) a decade ago, becoming an early adopter of the initiative in the region. However, the country’s rate of emissions from…
Molendo Sakombi matérialise la promesse du président Tshisekedi de numériser le cadastre congolais ()
15 Novembro 2020
A l’occasion d’une cérémonie organisée ce jeudi 12 novembre 2020 à l’Hôtel du Fleuve, le Ministre des Affaires Foncières a signé un protocole d’accord avec Groupe Turque Harmiad dans le cadre du Plan de relance du projet de numérisation du Cadastre et de sécurisation des titres fonciers et…
12 Novembro 2020
From 9-12 November 2020, 450 finance institutions from around the world will gather(link is external) for the first international meeting of public development banks, dubbed the “Finance in Common” summit, hosted by the French government. The institutions, which range from the World Bank to the…
8 Outubro 2020
The Dutch LAND-at-scale program was launched in March last year and since then, two rounds for land intervention ideas have been released. The program seeks ideas that contribute to improving land governance in developing countries, and that ultimately support better food and nutrition security,…