REDD+ is one of the main components of climate change mitigation responses in the Congo Basin. The Democratic Republic of Congo and other forest tropical countries engaged in the REDD+ process a decade ago. The REDD+ arena is characterized by a plurality of actors, and dynamics, including science and research. Research was a key component in generating information to understand the early phase of the dynamics and provide data useful in moving ahead and redefining the process. Speakers at this side event will share research findings to inform policymakers and practitioners on how they can develop and implement REDD+ policies and projects with stronger and more rigorous data in the Congo.

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Moderators

Denis Sonwa

Senior Scientist, CIFOR-ICRAF

Christopher Martius

Interim Team Leader Climate Change, Energy and Low-Carbon Development, CIFOR-ICRAF

Introduction

Moderator

How REDD+ moves forward since COP26 in the Democratic Republic of Congo and this needs

Speaker

Faustin Boyemba

FONAREDD (The DRC REDD+ National Fund), Ministry of Finance, Democractic Republic of Congo

Discourse coalitions, connective action and deforestation politics in the Democratic Republic of the Congo - a Twitter analysis

Speaker

Maria Brockhaus

Professor of International Forest Policy, University of Helsinki

REDD+ at the sub-national jurisdictional context: The case of the Tshopo province

Speaker

Eliezer Majambu

Le Mans University - France

Social safeguards and REDD+ in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Speakers

Juan Pablo Sarmiento Barletti

Scientist, CIFOR-ICRAF

Anne Larson

Team Leader, Governance, equity and well-being, CIFOR-ICRAF

Panel discussion

Speakers

Hassan Assani

Cn-REDD (DRC National REDD+ Coordination), Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, Democratic Republic of Congo

Jean Jacques Bambuta Boole

National Coordinator and Focal Point of Peatlands, Democratic Republic of Congo

Prince Lungungu

Civil Society

Moderator

Christian Amani

Scientist, CIFOR-ICRAF

Summary and way forward

Moderator