At COP31, Tshisekedi calls for payment for tropical forests
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Desk Eco
At COP31 in Antalya, Turkey, President Félix Tshisekedi called for a fair, predictable and sustainable mechanism to pay for ecosystem services provided by tropical forests, particularly those in the Congo Basin. He reaffirmed the DRC’s support for the Tropical Forest Forever Facility and called for climate finance to benefit indigenous peoples, local communities, women and young people directly.
At COP31, Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi called for a fair, predictable and sustainable mechanism to pay for services provided by tropical forests. He advocated funding proportionate to the climate benefits of these ecosystems, whose effects extend beyond the borders of forest countries, during a round table on forests on 11 November in Antalya, Turkey, according to Desk Eco.
Félix Tshisekedi also called for climate finance intended to protect forests to benefit indigenous peoples and local communities directly, with greater participation for women and young people. He reaffirmed the DRC’s support for the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF) and called for effective representation of forest countries in the bodies responsible for its governance, according to Desk Eco.
The Congolese president presented the Kivu-Kinshasa Green Corridor, a protected area with a community focus covering around 540,000 km². The project notably provides for ecosystem restoration, the development of agroforestry, job creation and the strengthening of peace and national cohesion, according to Desk Eco.
The call comes as COP31 in Antalya faces difficulties over financing and the implementation of commitments and after Félix Tshisekedi presented the Kivu-Kinshasa Green Corridor on 11 November.
