Respect The Congo Basin Forest!

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The Congo Basin is the second-largest rainforest on Earth after the Amazon. It sustains the lives of millions across Africa, and is home to thousands of plant and animal species many of which are found nowhere else on earth. [1] 

But this vital forest is under growing threat. 

Industrial logging, oil drilling and illegal mining are tearing through its heart, destroying ecosystems that have thrived for thousands of years [2]. 

But there is hope. 

Indigenous People and Local Communities are not standing down. They are already rising to defend their home. They are demanding justice and calling for real solutions: African-led forest solutions that strengthen communities, without destroying nature. [3]

Add your name to call for bold African leadership at COP30 this November. Let African leaders know: we expect respect for the forests that give us life, respect for the people who protect them, and respect for all African voices demanding an end to deforestation.

The Congo Basin is Africa’s green heart - let’s keep it beating.

References

[1] FAO & CIFOR (2020) – Forests of the Congo Basin – State of the Forest 2020.
[2] Greenpeace Africa (2022) – Industrial Logging and Deforestation in the Congo Basin. 
[3] UNEP (2021) – African Indigenous Communities as Guardians of the Congo Forest. 

Time to sign!

To: African leaders:

  • Adopt and implement the Forest Action Plan to end deforestation by 2030 by ensuring full recognition and protection of Indigenous rights.
  • Stop funding forest destruction and redirect funds away from industrial logging, oil, and agribusiness expansion in the Congo Basin.
  • Guarantee at least 20% of forest climate finance through the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF) goes directly to Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities by 2025 to protect and restore the Congo Basin.

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