The East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) and its associated infrastructure is bound to trigger a large suite of environmental social and human rights issues and risks non-compliance with several global and regional agreements as well as net-zero-emission targets set by the countries involved. This map story aims to provide a general summary of the potential environmental impacts and risks that this project could pose to local communities.

Photo: Palm trees in Plant de Ngombe-Mombangi, Orientale Province DRC (Bing)

By Mhairi O'Hara 

A new Moabi report highlights that efforts to slow forest loss in the Democratic Republic of the Congo face growing challenges from expanding mining and logging interests. The DRC government’s flagship REDD+ program, Mai-Ndombe, has seen a dramatic increase in artisanal logging permits and new exploitation mining permits have been issued in other REDD+ priority zones. Moabi's report focuses on geographic areas that are critical for reducing forest carbon emissions in DRC: the Mai-Ndombe jurisdictional program, the supply basin of forest resources to Kinshasa, eight REDD+ projects, and the US government-financed CARPE program located in six regions of the DRC.

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There is a potential overlap with EcoMakala's land titles and a mining permit issued by CAMI.

There is a potential overlap between mining permits issued by CAMI and EcoMakala titles. 

El programa de pago por servicios ambientales (PSA) surgió en 2003 y fue diseñado para “proveer incentivos económicos a los dueños de los terrenos forestales (ejidos, comunidades y pequeños propietarios) para apoyar a las prácticas de conservación y evitar el cambio de uso de suelo (deforestación) de los bosques” (SEMARNAT, 2009). Este programa nació siguiendo el modelo costarricense de dar un pago para conservar la cobertura forestal a cambio de un pago que busca cubrir los costos de oportunidad de sembrar una hectárea de maíz de poca productividad (Madrid, 2011).

México tiene aproximadamente 139 millones de hectáreas de cobertura forestal (bosque, selva, matorral y otro tipo de vegetación), lo que equivale al 70.86% de la superficie total de la República Mexicana. 

The East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) and its associated infrastructure is bound to trigger a large suite of environmental social and human rights issues and risks non-compliance with several global and regional agreements as well as net-zero-emission targets set by the countries involved. This map story aims to provide a general summary of the potential environmental impacts and risks that this project could pose to local communities.

Photo: Palm trees in Plant de Ngombe-Mombangi, Orientale Province DRC (Bing)

Feronia Inc. est une large entreprise agricole productrice d'huile de palme. Elle a été fondée en 2008 et est la société mère de Feronia PHC. La vision de Feronia Inc. est de débloquer le potentiel agricole en Afrique en utilisant les techniques modernes et les bonnes pratiques adaptées aux conditions locales. Toutes les activités de Feronia PHC sont situées en République démocratique du Congo.

A new Moabi report highlights that efforts to slow forest loss in the Democratic Republic of the Congo face growing challenges from expanding mining and logging interests. The DRC government’s flagship REDD+ program, Mai-Ndombe, has seen a dramatic increase in artisanal logging permits and new exploitation mining permits have been issued in other REDD+ priority zones. Moabi's report focuses on geographic areas that are critical for reducing forest carbon emissions in DRC: the Mai-Ndombe jurisdictional program, the supply basin of forest resources to Kinshasa, eight REDD+ projects, and the US government-financed CARPE program located in six regions of the DRC.

1. Contexte et objectifs de mission

(FACET)", une initiative de l'Observatoire Satellital des Forêts d'Afrique Centrale (OSFAC) pour le suivi des forêts d'Afrique Centrale.

Land use is a crucial factor in both economic development and the environment. Land dedicated to agriculture allows regular production which benefits nearby populations, meeting their food needs, and potentially benefits the economy as a whole. On the other hand, agricultural land has a much lower carbon content than forest land and is generally poorer in biodiversity. Land can be used in different ways to achieve different goals and it may be difficult to achieve all goals at the same time, which means making difficult choices when designing policies. The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is the largest and most populated country of Central Africa. Humid dense forests cover 114 million hectares which represent half the DRC territory. According to the United Nations forecast, DRC will become the tenth most populated country in the world by the end of the century with more than 200 million inhabitants. Considerable efforts will be needed to improve livelihoods without exhausting large natural resources of the country.

El programa de pago por servicios ambientales (PSA) surgió en 2003 y fue diseñado para “proveer incentivos económicos a los dueños de los terrenos forestales (ejidos, comunidades y pequeños propietarios) para apoyar a las prácticas de conservación y evitar el cambio de uso de suelo (deforestación) de los bosques” (SEMARNAT, 2009). Este programa nació siguiendo el modelo costarricense de dar un pago para conservar la cobertura forestal a cambio de un pago que busca cubrir los costos de oportunidad de sembrar una hectárea de maíz de poca productividad (Madrid, 2011).

By Cyrus Sinai and Nicole Hoff, UCLA-DRC Research Program

Kinshasa, mars 2016