14.11.2025
ATIBT is pleased to share with its members and partners a new study on forestry projects in the voluntary carbon market in the COMIFAC region. Published in May 2025, this document provides essential insight into the current state of carbon initiatives in Central Africa, their dynamics, their stakeholders, and the prospects for structured and credible development of these mechanisms in the region.
Conducted as part of the RIOFAC Phase 2 project – Strengthening and Institutionalizing the Central African Forest Observatory (OFAC) – the study brought together a multidisciplinary team of researchers and practitioners. It provides a detailed analysis of existing projects, the methodological frameworks used, governance challenges, and the opportunities offered by carbon markets to support sustainable forest management in the Congo Basin.
In a context where voluntary carbon markets are undergoing profound changes – increased integrity requirements, higher buyer expectations, rise of national regulatory initiatives – this document is an essential reference resource.
In particular, it allows users to:
We strongly encourage our members, institutional partners, private companies, and actors in the field to read this study and share it within their networks.
It will undoubtedly contribute to current thinking on the role of the Congo Basin forests in the fight against climate change and on the structuring of a transparent carbon market that benefits the communities and states of the region.
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