a. Objective

To contribute to the fight against deforestation and the promotion of alternative and renewable energy production

b. Main identified challenges

• Lack of political will;
• Uncontrolled urbanization and population growth;
• Illegal and unsustainable exploitation of natural resources;
• Lack of means of survival outside the forest;
• Lack of environmental education;
• Regulatory frameworks that are not conducive to the development of clean and renewable energies;
• Ignorance of alternative and renewable energy production resources and practices;
• Low support in the alternative and renewable energy production sector.

 c. Solutions/projects’ ideas

• Forest and landscape restoration projects (alternatives forests, capacity building of stakeholders, agroforestry and agroecology: conservation agriculture;
• Land tenure security (living and housing territories of the locals and indigenous peoples);
• Project to sell carbon credits;
• Production of renewable energies: wind, geothermal, hydraulic, solar, etc.
• Production of alternative energies: gas, green Makala, use of improved stoves, biofuel, etc.

d. Cooperation mechanisms

• Public-private partnership;
• Cooperation between universities and economic operators;
• Exchange of experiences and guided tours in the sub-region;
• Establishment of a network of leaders of the Congo Basin (CBLI) (objective: to seek funds to execute projects of common interest for the safeguarding of the Congo Basin ecosystems;
• Development of cross-border projects.

e. Budget

USD 100,000 for feasibility studies.