Preforest Congo Reduce Tender

STATUS Approved.Implementation period 8 Years Despite having historically low deforestation rates the Republic of Congos vast areas of forests are now under increasing threat. A major cause is slash-and-burn farming to expand agriculture and meet the energy needs of a growing population.This project is focused in the south where most communities practise subsistence farming and more than 80 percent depend on fuelwood as their main source of energy. The project consists of three integrated components focusing on the poorest communities in the target area. These comprise securing land access for small farmers establishing fuelwood plantations and productive agroforestry systems and improving market access for farmer groups while strengthening financing for agroforestry value chains.ONE COUNTRYCongo GCF financingINSTRUMENTAMOUNT GrantUSD 28988852TOTAL GCF FINANCINGUSD 28988852CofinancingCOFINANCERINSTRUMENTAMOUNT Co-FinancingIn-kindUSD 9015286 Co-FinancingLoanUSD 1563000 Co-FinancingGrantUSD 7000000TOTAL CO-FINANCINGUSD 17578286NATIONAL DESIGNATED AUTHORITYCONGO Ministry of Tourism and EnvironmentMrs. Arlette Soudan-NonaultMinister of Tourism and EnvironmentPHONE 242 06 661 00 58SOUDANNONAULTARLETTE@GMAIL.COMARLETTESOUDANNONAULT@MINISTERE-TOURISME.GOUVSECRETARIATMINISTRE@MINISTERE-TOURISME.GOUVMr. Vidalie Jean Frdrique AndeaHead of Research11e Etage de la Tour Na bemba Centre-ville Brazzaville CongoPHONE 242 2228 11 792PHONE 242 06 660 92 02ANDEAVIDALIE@GMAIL.COM