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Programa de Reducción de Emisiones del FCPF en la República del Congo — Sangha y Likouala

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El ERPA FCPF de la República del Congo (mayo 2021) compromete hasta 41,8 M USD por reducciones verificadas en 12,4 M de ha de bosque tropical en Sangha y Likouala—6.° país africano y 13.° mundial en firmar con el Fondo de Carbono del FCPF.

up to USD 41.8M

Compromiso del ERPA (from May 2021)

12.4M ha

Área de bosque cubierta

Programa de Reducción de Emisiones del FCPF en la República del Congo — Sangha y Likouala

Details

Maturity: Scaling
Promoter: Ministry of Forest Economy, Government of the Republic of Congo / FCPF Carbon Fund (World Bank)
Period: 2021–2025
Keywords: government, forest, climate, REDD+, carbon finance

Context

El Acuerdo de Pago por Reducciones de Emisiones del FCPF de la República del Congo, firmado en mayo de 2021, compromete hasta USD 41,8M por reducciones de emisiones verificadas en 12,4M ha de selva tropical en los departamentos de Sangha y Likouala; el Congo fue el 6.º país africano y el 13.º del mundo en firmar con el Fondo de Carbono del FCPF.

Implementation

Implementation detail (cost, timeline, staffing, conditions for success) is not yet available for this practice.

Data sources

Where this practice's information was retrieved from, and when.

C-NAPSE web research — accessed 2026-06-22
Ministry of Forest Economy, Government of the Republic of Congo / FCPF Carbon Fund (World Bank) — accessed 2026-06-22
World Bank press release — ERPA signing, May 2021 — accessed 2026-06-22
FCPF Carbon Fund — Republic of Congo country page — accessed 2026-06-22

Attachments

Quality score: 60/100

How is this calculated?

Evidence: Descriptive / self-reported

Top 16% in this catalogue (335 scored practices)

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Evaluation

Evaluated by C-NAPSE

Score profile — the dimensions behind the score — how it's computed

Carbon — sequestration / storage, evidenced3/3

Legally binding ERPA commits up to US$41.8M for 8.4M tCO2e independently verified under the FCPF Methodological Framework, with results-based payment disbursement.

Biodiversity — conservation / improvement, evidenced2/3

The Sangha and Likouala forests form part of the Congo Basin biodiversity hotspot, but no dedicated biodiversity monitoring is required under the ERPA—co-benefits are acknowledged, not measured.

Water & soil — retention, infiltration, erosion control1/3

The programme protects headwaters of the Sangha and Likouala river systems, but watershed services are not monitored or reported under the ERPA framework.

Fire resilience — risk reduction, evidenced0/3

Fire resilience is not addressed within this programme scope; the Congo Basin equatorial forests have limited seasonally driven fire risk.

Governance, certification & transferability3/3

World Bank FCPF Carbon Fund oversight with independent MRV, legally binding ERPA, published Benefit Sharing Plan, and multi-stakeholder consultation demonstrate strong governance—one of the most rigorous results-based frameworks globally.

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